When Pat and Terry argue, Pat's all-too-frequent strategy is to belittle Terry for getting pregnant at an

early age, dropping out of high school, and giving up her baby for adoption. Pat knows these are sensitive
and painful issues for Terry.

Pat's behavior is BEST described as
A) redefinition.
B) minimization.
C) argumentativeness.
D) beltlining.


D

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