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

How did the british react to the ninety-two resolution? why

Which best describes california population when it became a state in 1850? a.because of the gold rush attracting settlers all over the world california population diverse.bcalifornia had banned foreign immigrants at the start of the gold rush.so,the states population was made up of entirely of americans from other parts of the country.c california had a large african population because many southern planters had moved their enslaved africans to start large farms.d the indian removal act had led to the relocation of thousands of eastern native americans to california.as,a result the majority of californias population was native american

6–7. white-collar crime. matthew simpson and others created and operated a series of corporate entities to defraud telecommunications companies, creditors, credit reporting agencies, and others. through these entities, simpson and the others used routing codes and spoofing services to make long-distance calls appear to be local. they stole other firms’ network capacity and diverted payments to themselves. they leased goods and services without paying for them. to hide their association with their corporate entities and with each other, they used false identities, addresses, and credit histories, and issued false bills, invoices, financial statements, and credit references,. did these acts constitute mail and wire fraud? discuss. [united states v. simpson, 741 f.3d 539 (5th cir. 2014)] (see types of crimes.)