In order to reduce groupthink, which of the following strategies should be employed?
A. Make sure that group leaders have a very specific and clear agenda.
B. Find holes in all arguments that go against the group's desires.
C. Encourage people to express dissenting and contradictory opinions.
D. Vote for a choice by a show of hands rather than by secret ballot.
Answer: C
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