Diba and her mother have had several discussions about her curfew. they cannot come to an agreement. when diba is at home during college breaks, she and her mother don’t talk about it anymore because they feel it is a waste of time. this is an example of

Futility of discussion

Explanation:

From the given  case/scenario, we can state this is an example of futility of discussion. In this particular case , we've been given the information that Diba's conversation with her mother about about her curfew have been futile or in other words pointless. They haven't been able to come to a conclusion and thus have wasted time in pointless debate.

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