If instead of Person 6 undergoing a threshold shift, it was Person 4 (threshold = 4) from ? who had an unpleasant encounter with a government official and whose threshold was lowered (to 3), what would happen in the society ??? = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10}?
A. There would be no change.
B. There would be a revolutionary cascade, and all members of the society except for Person 10 (revolutionary threshold = 10) would publicly protest the opposition.
C. No one in this society would protest.
D. All of the people in this society would protest.
B. There would be a revolutionary cascade, and all members of the society except for Person 10 (revolutionary threshold = 10) would publicly protest the opposition.
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