Based upon your knowledge of the text, which of the following is the most plausible cause of the witch-hunts?
A. The droughts causing famine, especially in Ireland, led to the death of many, and since the witches claimed to control the weather, they were to blame.
B. Witches were primarily women, and since women bore children that were causing an economic and scientific panic, they were to blame.
C. The corrupt government needed a distracter from the bad publicity, and since the same women that were suspected witches were spreading the news of corruption, politicians saw witch hunts as an answer to both their problems.
D. Religious split and warfare threatened the security of society, and the witches were the scapegoats of a social panic.
E. Large numbers of men and women were actually engaged in witchcraft.
D
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