Which statement correctly describes pullout in fluency management?

• A. Prolonged speech eliminates all disfluencies
• B. Pullout is used during the moment of stuttering to ease the moment
• C. Cancellation is used to avoid stuttering in anxiety
• D. Pullout is applied after the stutter has ended

Answer: (B)

Pullout is a fluency-management technique used during the stuttering moment to ease the release and finish the word more smoothly. The idea is to gently continue the phonation and adjust articulation as the block is released, reducing tension and making the exit from the disfluency feel smoother. This is different from techniques used after the stutter is finished, such as cancellation, where the speaker repeats the word with a fluent production. It also isn’t about prolonging speech to eliminate disfluencies, since even with prolonged speech, disfluencies may still occur. And applying pullout after the stutter has ended wouldn’t be true to what pullout does, which is to ease the moment while it’s happening.