Question

Hyper Tech employees were told to attend an upcoming mandatory meeting at which the CEO would be making an important announcement. One employee heard from another that the CEO would be announcing the acquisition of a competitor; however, there was no concrete information on what led to that suspicion. This information would be characterized as

Answer 1

Answer: A speculation

Explanation: A speculation is a form of information in widespread that doesn't have a solid proof. The information about the acquisition of another company by the employees has no solid proof therefore it's a speculation.