Question 17: a. Supporters of online call-outs argue that public pressure can force influential people to confront damage they ignored for y...

Question 17:

a. Supporters of online call-outs argue that public pressure can force influential people to confront damage they ignored for years, especially in cases where victims had spoken up before but were doubted, minimized, or pushed aside.

b. After an old video suddenly resurfaced on my feed, I watched thousands of strangers form strong opinions within minutes, commenting as if a few edited seconds were enough to explain an entire situation.

c. But the speed of online outrage can easily become a form of punishment without careful proof, where apologies are treated as performances and one mistake is repeated until it hardens into a permanent identity.

d. Even so, part of me understood why many viewers still demanded consequences, because silence, delay, and endless excuses can protect people who repeatedly harm others and rely on the public to forget.

e. That is why the real challenge may not be choosing between accountability and forgiveness, but deciding where education ends and cruelty begins, so we should slow down, verify details, and respond in ways that match the facts.

A. d – a – b – c – e        B. b – d – a – c – e        C. d – b – c – a – e        D. d – b – e – c – a