William is listening to one of his fellow team members speak at a meeting. He believes she is just trying to get the team leader to adopt her idea. William is being a(n) ______ listener.
A) offensive
B) cynical
C) polite
D) non

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A cynical listener is someone who doubts the speaker's true motives and assumes they have some hidden agenda. William assumes that his team member is trying to manipulate the team leader into adopting her idea, which shows he is being cynical.

William Is Listening to One of His Fellow Team Members