Charlie is at a party with a group of new friends that he really wants to impress. A new kid bumps into him and spills his soda. What statement by his friends could escalate the situation to violence?

The statement “Are you going to let him get away with that?” challenges Charlie to retaliate and makes the spill seem like an intentional insult. That kind of peer pressure could escalate the situation to violence. Saying it was an accident, as in choice C, would be more likely to calm things down.

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