Issue Expansion Is an Approach to Reframing a Conflict for Strategic

question 5

Multiple Choice

Issue expansion is an approach to reframing a conflict for strategic purpose. Which of the following is NOT a likely effect of using the strategy of issue expansion?

• A) it expands the perception of difference between the parties
• B) it is a way to use a smaller issue to address a broader concern
• C) it can be a way for a party to save face by pointing to criticism of the other party
• D) it ensures that the other side does not raise additional issues
• E) it encourages people to see each other's interests as more incompatible

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