As Krista listens very carefully to her teammate Carl as he describes a marketing campaign. When Carl finishes, Krista pounces: "You said we could get a rough draft of the whole campaign by the end of the month. You forgot that we lose two workdays for the annual retreat next week. Besides, your plan calls for some outsourcing. Where are you getting the funds for that?" Krista's response shows that she listened to Carl's ideas not to understand them and work with him but to identify weak spots and attack them. This is an example of:

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Krista's response is an example of ambushing, where she listens carefully only to collect information that she can use to attack Carl's ideas. This is characterized by waiting for the speaker to finish with the intention of finding faults or weaknesses in their argument.

As Krista Listens Very Carefully to Her Teammate Carl as He