Chip gave an impassioned speech about legalizing marijuana with a fair amount of evidence and reasoning to back up his argument. Rather than refute Chip's arguments, however, his classmate Charlie simply responded by calling Chip a "whacked-out stoner." Charlie was resisting persuasion by __________.
A) denial
B) dismissal
C) belittling the source
D) labeling

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Charlie is resisting persuasion by belittling the source, as he attacks Chip personally rather than addressing the argument.

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