The council IS arguing among themselves
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It is ironic because he has a positive outlook on him not making the team.
Task analysis<span> is the analysis of how a task is accomplished, including a detailed description of bot manual and mental activities </span>
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From this line, we can infer that kenniston is very responsible; organized. I'm not sure of the entire context of the story, but from this sentence, we can see that kenniston is most likely a natural leader, declining a suggestion (whatever it is) that would prevent him from carrying out his duties/responsibilities.