Which of the following is assumed by the manager?
A) The meetings would be more effective if they were held once a week.
B) The staff meetings are not the cause of the workers' bad moods.
C) If the workers make valuable contributions, then the meetings will be successful.
D) Successful meetings will be an important contributor to the success of the organization.
E) The workers' moods will be more positive at 10 a.m. than at any other time of the day.

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B)The manager wants to change the daily meeting from 3 p.m. to 10 a.m. because at 3 p.m. the employees are in bad moods. But why are they in bad moods? If it's because of the time of day, then the manager's plan might work. But if the bad moods are caused by the meetings themselves, then it doesn't matter what time they are held. So the manager must be assuming that the meetings aren't the cause of the problem, as Choice B indicates. Choice A would undermine the manager's argument, because she wants to hold these meetings every day. Choice C is a distortion of the manager's prediction. She thinks that contributions are necessary for success, not a guarantee of success. Choice D isn't assumed because the manager is not making claims about the success of the organization. She's just talking about her meetings. Choice E goes too far. The workers need to be in positive moods in order for the plan to work, but they don't have to be in more positive moods than they are at any other time of the day.

Which of the Following Is Assumed by the Manager