__________ Involves Looking at Trends and Discontinuities and Imagining Possible

question 132

Multiple Choice

__________ involves looking at trends and discontinuities and imagining possible alternative future to build a framework within which unexpected future events can be managed.

• A) Scenario building
• B) Crisis planning
• C) Contingency planning
• D) Trend management
• E) Caution planning

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Definitions:

Enthymeme

An argumentative technique that operates as a syllogism but omits one of its premises.

Validity

The degree to which a method, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and likely corresponds accurately to the real world.

Distributed

The process of spreading things or people over a wide area or among a large number of recipients.

Enthymeme

A rhetorical form of argument wherein one premise is not explicitly stated, relying on the audience's ability to fill in the gap.