After much discussion, Chad finally agrees to go to the opera with his wife. As they are finding their seats he says, sarcastically, "Yeah, this is going to be a lot of fun* This is an example of which conflict style? a. avoidance
b. assertion
c. compromise
d. direct aggression
e. passive aggression

e. Passive aggression

Explanation:

Passive aggressive behaviors can be defined as a type of behaviour which a person or an individual exhibit , which makes such person to express their negative feelings through their actions or by being indirectly aggressive instead of handling their feelings directly which is why a person or an individual with this type of behaviour often have resistance to requests by acting stubborn reason been that such person may feel angry or frustrated and act neutral, and then find an indirect ways to show how they really feel instead of communicating directly.

Secondly a person which PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR will often posses this type of trait such as Trying to play the victim when issue arise, making excuses, blaming others for their action, hiding their anger, Trying to avoid direct communication just as in the case of Chad.

Therefore based on the information given about Chad,This is an example of PASSIVE AGGRESSION conflict style.