Farid and Milla are members of a financial group. Several members of the group, including the most senior, are friends with a man who is starting up a new property management company, and they believe that the financial group should invest in the new company. However, Farid and Milla are not so sure. They have heard rumors that the president of the management company was let go from another company for mishandling funds. However, because the rest of the members of the group want to invest, Farid and Milla decide to vote in favor of backing the new company. This is an example of
A. a stalemate.
B. groupthink.
C. a symposium.
D. minority rule.
Answer: B
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