Jessica Travels to a Sports Game to See Her Friend

Multiple Choice

Jessica travels to a sports game to see her friend Michael compete. While at the game, one of Michael's teammates, Dawsey, catches Jessica's eye. After the game, Jessica approaches Dawsey, engages him in conversation, and mentions how hungry she is. Dawsey is attracted to Jessica, but is inexperienced in romance, doesn't think she is interested in him, and completely misses the opportunity to ask her out on a date. This missed connection is due to Dawsey not picking up on Jessica's use of:

A) figurative language.
B) perceptual reasoning.
C) linguistic relativity.
D) indirect language.