Which sentence from Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle" is an example of indirect characterization?

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Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?