You are facilitating a community discussion and a participant makes a comment that several others find offensive, though it may not have been intentional. How do you handle this as the facilitator?
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A
Ignore the comment to avoid making the situation worse
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B
Immediately remove the participant from the discussion
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C
Pause the discussion, acknowledge that the comment landed poorly for some, and redirect toward respectful dialogue without publicly shaming the speaker
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D
Ask other participants to respond to the comment so you do not have to take sides