Read the following paragraph from the article.

Thriveworks, a mental health service, found that 1 in 3 elite athletes suffer from anxiety and depression. It analyzed more than 18,000 print, online, broadcast and social media sources. It found that 69 percent of negative comments were about female athletes and 31 percent were about male athletes.

HOW does this paragraph support the author’s position?

A
by showing why Thriveworks is the best mental health service for elite athletes

B
by showing the added pressure and criticism elite athletes face in the media

C
by demonstrating that elite athletes must hide their mental health issues in the media

D
by demonstrating that elite female athletes experience less scrutiny than elite male athletes

B

by showing the added pressure and criticism elite athletes face in the media