Contradictory Instructions Decoder

Your manager said one thing on Monday and the opposite on Thursday, and you are stuck guessing which one counts. Lay out the two signals and the context, and it tells you which is more likely their real priority, what might be driving the contradiction, and drafts a message that gets you a clear answer without sounding difficult.

My manager keeps giving me contradictory messages. Here are the two conflicting signals: {SIGNAL_A} versus {SIGNAL_B}. Context: {WORK_CONTEXT}.

Help me work out which signal is more likely to reflect their real priority, and what might be driving the contradiction. Could be external pressure they are not sharing, unclear thinking on their part, or something else entirely. Then help me draft a message that gets clarification without making them feel challenged or exposed.