One way in which listeners resist persuasion is to attend to and remember only the parts of a message that they already agree with and to interpret ambiguous messages in a way that supports what they already believe. When listeners engage in this process, they are resisting persuasion by __________.
A) ignoring the question
B) selective acceptance
C) selective listening
D) belittling the source

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This behavior is known as selective listening, where individuals focus on certain parts of a message that align with their existing beliefs and ignore or reinterpret the rest to fit those beliefs, thus resisting persuasion.

One Way in Which Listeners Resist Persuasion Is to Attend