The Copywriters Working on the New Ad Campaign Tells Their

The copywriters working on the new ad campaign tells their boss that they will miss their deadline by a day or two. The boss says, "Fine, we can work with that." The truth, however, is that the boss knows quite well that the order has come from above that tardiness may cost them their jobs. This is an example of ________ in downward communication.

A) adding
B) leveling
C) sharpening
D) misinformation
E) assimilation