Listeners mentally evade persuasive messages that cause them discomfort by
A)deliberately misunderstanding the speaker's message.
B)hearing only the parts of the message they can deal with comfortably.
C)changing the focus of the message so that it doesn't seem to apply to them.
D)all of these.

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Listeners use various tactics to mentally evade persuasive messages that cause discomfort. They might misunderstand the message deliberately or only hear the parts that are comfortable for them. Another tactic is to change the focus of the message so that it doesn't seem to apply to them. All of these tactics are included in option D.

Listeners Mentally Evade Persuasive Messages That Cause Them Discomfort by