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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #35286 Short Splitting
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You will hear a recording about a topic. At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

Transcript:

In families, workplace, community, there is people you can realize, oh yeah, they are doing that. They're seducing this person and attacking that person. And then they divide the community by doing that. They get other people that agree with them to attack the people they're attacking. And in mental health terms, it's called splitting. For you split people into all good and all bad. And splitting is associated with borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. People honestly see the world in these all-good, all-bad ways. But it’s contagious. And so they tell half the people, you're wonderful, and half people, you're terrible. And those people start fighting each other. And while they're fighting each other, the high-conflict person gets to dominate the community. So, I'm calling this the community. It could be the family. It could be the workplace. It could be a neighborhood. We see this in all areas of life, when there's …..
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Option 2: "a high-conflict person"

Explanation: This option is correct as it directly relates to the main idea of the text, which discusses how a high-conflict person can manipulate and divide a community. The text explicitly mentions 'high-conflict person' in relation to the behavior of splitting and dominating the community, making this the most fitting completion.

Option 1: "a personality"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the context of the text focuses on the behavior of individuals who create conflict within a community, rather than describing a personality type. The text discusses how certain individuals manipulate others, which does not align with the vague term 'a personality.'

Option 3: "a community"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because while the text discusses communities, it does not fit the context of the sentence that requires a specific type of individual causing conflict. The term 'a community' does not address the active role of an individual in creating division, which is central to the text.

Option 4: "a fight"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it suggests a physical confrontation rather than the psychological manipulation described in the text. The text emphasizes the actions of a high-conflict person in dividing others, rather than simply stating that a fight occurs.

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