A
the last five budget proposals’ having been turned down guarantees that the next five budget proposals will be approved
The supervisor doesn’t discuss the likelihood of the next five budget proposals being approved. The supervisor only argues that the next budget proposal will probably be approved.
B
the vice president is required to approve at least half of all budget proposals submitted
The supervisor never states or implies that the vice president must approve at least half of all budget proposals. The supervisor only says that roughly half of all budget proposals considered by the vice president end up being approved.
C
having the last five budget proposals turned down affects the likelihood that the next budget proposal will be turned down
This is an unexplained assumption made by the supervisor. The supervisor provides no reason to believe that the last five budget proposals being rejected has any bearing on the likelihood of the next budget proposal being approved.
D
the majority of the last five budget proposals deserved to be turned down
The supervisor’s argument isn’t concerned with whether the last five budget proposals should’ve been turned down.
E
the likelihood that a budget proposal will be approved is influenced by the amount of money that budget proposal requests
The supervisor never discusses the amount of money requested by any budget proposals.