Which is the best technique to keep a collaborative discussion on track and make sure that everyone is listening to each other? a. repeat an opinion until everyone agrees. b. change the topic to one about which everyone agrees. c. summarize points of agreement and disagreement. d. insist that your ideas are correct.

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.