The purpose of starting a task conflict is to

A. gain credibility in the group.
B. to address disagreements over ideas, information, reasoning, or evidence.
C. establish norms for reaching consensus decisions.
D. win an argument about the group goal or best solution.
E. get the group to use a better method of group decision making.


Answer: B

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