While Mariko and Tina Are Having a Telephone Conversation, Both

Multiple Choice

While Mariko and Tina are having a telephone conversation, both use the word "ascent" at different points of the conversation. While Mariko uses the word to mean "progressing upward," Tina interprets it as "assent." This scenario is representative of ________.

A) sampling
B) branching
C) digressing
D) rebuttal
E) bypassing