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(NO LINKS) Read the paragraph from the article.

Lately, there does not seem to be a clear line determining what we can and cannot joke about. For example, there is a lot of humor out there that expresses hatred of women. This kind of humor has frightening impacts. Dr. Thomas Ford, a psychologist from Western Carolina University, ran a study of such humor. He found a direct link between the enjoyment of these jokes and related behavior. People who enjoy humor that is hateful to women, the study reports, also show a greater willingness to discriminate against women. It's not honest to say it's "just a joke." The impacts are very real.


Which sentence BEST summarizes the paragraph?


A. Dr. Ford's study showed that people who enjoy hateful jokes about women are more likely to treat women badly.


B. Dr. Ford's study showed that there is a lot of humor on the internet right now that shows a hatred of women.


C. People who say they are just making some jokes are not telling the truth.


D. People have a hard time telling what they can and cannot joke about.

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Answer:

A. Dr. Ford's study showed that people who enjoy hateful jokes about women are more likely to treat women badly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The others are wrong

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Answer:

A. I read the whole passage I'm pretty sure it's A. sorry if I'm wrong though

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