A Contributing Factor in the Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster, the Loss

question 72

Short Answer

A contributing factor in the Columbia space shuttle disaster, the loss of the Mars Climate Orbiter , and several other international crises was the urge by decision makers to maintain each other's approval, even at the cost of critical thinking, which is referred to as __________.

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Definitions:

Standard Form

A way of structuring arguments or expressions according to fixed rules, often to clarify logical relations.

Categorical Conclusion

A statement resulting from a syllogistic argument, characteristic of being definitive and relating to categories or classes.

Argument

An explanation or collection of explanations offered to justify the correctness or incorrectness of a particular action or notion to persuade others.

Hypothetical

Based on or involving a hypothesis; not real but imagined for the purpose of discussion or further investigation.