During a Basketball Game, Alicia Elbows Her Opponent in the Face

Multiple Choice

During a basketball game, Alicia elbows her opponent in the face, resulting in a broken nose. Alicia says that the injury isn't that bad and that the opponent's nose didn't even bleed. Alicia argues that she was just trying to catch the ball and her opponent's face simply got in the way. What type of mechanism of moral disengagement is Alicia demonstrating?

A) moral justification
B) advantageous comparison
C) diffusion of responsibility
D) distortion of consequences
E) attribution of blame