The author's attitude toward "gossip" can be best described as______.

A．gossipers will surely become gossipees someday
B．Socrates was a typical example of a gossiper becoming a gossipee
C．Plato escaped being a victim of gossip by no gossiping
D．an easy way to confront gossip when subjected to it is to live as usual

A．Everyone involved will not benefit from gossip.
B．Philosophers may hold different attitudes toward gossip.
C．Dr. Ronald De Sousa regards gossips as perfectly advantageous.
D．People are generally not conscious of the value of medical gossip.