Principled negotiation requires a group to focus attention on

A. logic of the arguments presented.
B. facts rather than the feelings of the members.
C. positions taken by the competing parties.
D. expressing their needs and searching for alternatives that meet those needs.
E. the standards of critical thinking.


Answer: D

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