Its B, i just got it correct.
Im gonna go with <span>D). the author supplies a rebuttal that quotes more current research</span>
"Deflect" does not suggest a mental process this would suggest that the thought never entered the mind, since it would be "deflected" from the mind and unable to be pondered.
A group of cats is called a clowder.
What's the answer? If you figured it out... Help me please lol