John Doe Was Standing in Front of the Broken Window

Multiple Choice

John Doe was standing in front of the broken window with the scolding hand of his father wagging. A baseball sat in the middle of the glass which could be seen scattered on the chair in their living room. When John responded to his father, "I thought we were using the softer ball instead of the regulation ball," John gave which type of account of the situation?

A) excuse
B) justification
C) lie
D) both a and c are correct