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?

to make John Proctor a scapegoat by having him confess to crimes
to see if Parris can help his agenda to make Proctor confess so that nobody looks bad for wrongly convicting people
to make false accusations against John Proctor, making him confess to them regardless
all of the above