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Zinaida [17]
3 years ago
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A white applicant who was rejected by a prestigious university argues that she was not admitted because racial minorities were g

iven special advantages in the application process. What term would be used to characterize her argument?
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1 answer:
Aleonysh [2.5K]3 years ago
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Answer:

The answer is scapegoating.

Explanation:

Scapegoating refers to blaming a single person or group of people for a negative outcome. The concept itself appears in the Bible, in which a goat or another animal was sacrificed for the sins of others.

Scapegoating may also occur to organizations and corporations. A simple example of scapegoating is blaming the media for real-world violence.  

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