As soon as Barton finishes speaking, Matt jumps in and says, "Ha! I knew that's what you'd think and I can tear holes in your reasoning." He then proceeds to refute much of what Barton said. Matt has engaged in:

A) ?defensive listening.
B) ?pseudolistening.
C) ?selective listening.
D) ?ambushing.
E) ?literal listening.


D

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