Laura is head of abc systems. she needs to allocate a fixed amount of funds to various projects. there are two top projects that laura believes hold the most promise. she decides to arrange a structured debate for the two top proposals. importantly, the assumptions of each proposal are identified, and a conflicting counterproposal is generated based on a different set of assumptions. advocates of each position present and debate the merits of their proposal before laura makes her decision.
which technique is laura using to her make a better decision?
a) devil's advocacyb) values clarificationc) negotiationd) the stepladder techniquee) the dialectic method