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

Answer: C

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