"It's so hard to have a nice conversation with Eli. He's such a defensive listener," says Jo. Based on Jo's description, you can deduce that Eli ______.
A) pretends to listen to conversation
B) interprets innocent comments as personal attacks
C) uses information to try to discredit the other person
D) interrupts stories to guess the endings

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Being a defensive listener means interpreting neutral or non-hostile comments as if they were personal attacks, which aligns with Jo's description of Eli's difficulty in engaging in a pleasant conversation.

"It's So Hard to Have a Nice Conversation with Eli