According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," men often avoid asking directions because
A) their over-direct style does not yield accurate answers.
B) asking puts them in a one-down position.
C) they fail to listen to the answers they get.
D) they don't want others to perceive them as uninformed.

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Tannen suggests that men often avoid asking for directions because doing so would put them in a position of vulnerability or inferiority, which is perceived as a "one-down" position in a social or hierarchical context.