You Have Just Presented a Difficult Proposal to a Board

Multiple Choice

You have just presented a difficult proposal to a board of superiors at work.A senior executive who doesn't like you very much asks, "So why should we listen to you? You've only been here two years." Which of the following is the BEST response?

A) "You've been here fifteen years, and you don't know how to handle this thing."
B) "I'm sorry you feel I am inexperienced.Compared to you, I suppose I am."
C) "Are you hassling me because you don't like the proposal or because you like to hassle me?"
D) "You're asking how reliable our research is on this project.We tested six scenarios."