Read the excerpt below and answer the question. danforth: what think you, mr. parris? you have closer knowledge of this man; might her presence soften him? what is judge danforth’s reason for asking reverend parris these questions? a. to make john proctor a scapegoat by having him confess to crimes b. to see if parris can his agenda to make proctor confess so that nobody looks bad for wrongly convicting people c. to make false accusations against john proctor, making him confess to them regardless d. all of the above