An Office Director recently asked all managers to rate the importance of tasks performed by their teams on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 = unnecessary and 5 = crucial. The managers were then asked to rank those tasks from most to least important. The same three tasks were ranked at the bottom by all eight managers. Looking at the rankings, the Office Director decided that these three tasks were unimportant and told the managers that their teams would no longer need to perform these tasks. Which of the following statements, if true, would most seriously weaken the Office Director's conclusion? radio_button_unchecked All of the tasks were rated as crucial. radio_button_unchecked The three tasks ranked at the bottom were often given to new employees. radio_button_unchecked Some of the managers had performed a similar task the year before. radio_button_unchecked The three tasks ranked at the bottom were more difficult than the others. radio_button_unchecked All of the managers had been given training on how to rate and rank the tasks