Providing the time to identify and isolate the listener's personal responses and exclude them from the dialogue is one of the purposes of:
A)paraphrasing expressed thoughts and feelings
B)clarifying implicit thoughts and feelings
C)reflecting core feelings
D)silence

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Silence provides the listener with the opportunity to reflect on their own thoughts and feelings, allowing them to identify and isolate personal responses, and thus keep them from interfering with the dialogue. This helps in maintaining focus on the speaker's message without the listener's biases or reactions influencing the conversation.

Providing the Time to Identify and Isolate the Listener's Personal