The next two techniques are devil’s advocacy and dialectical inquiry. Both are conflict induced and helpful to improve a case analysis that poses a particular controversy. The word ‘conflict’ can come off in a negative way but in this type of situation, it’s the complete opposite because it actually can help you to arrive to a better resolution when analyzing cases. More importantly, conflict can provide many new ideas that may question certain assumptions being made and not just striving for consensus. That leads to a concept called groupthink in which group members just merely strive for agreement without looking at other options. Constructive conflict is essential when formulating conclusions and can help students look at not only their
