You ask Joe “What did you say?” He responds with “I’m trying to make sense. If you can make sense out of nonsense, well, have fun. I’m trying to make sense out of sense. I’m not making cents anymore....

You ask Joe “What did you say?” He responds with “I’m trying to make sense. If you can make sense out of nonsense, well, have fun.  I’m trying to make sense out of sense. I’m not making cents anymore. I have to make dollars.” Joe's entire response is a good example of: