Group Decision Making

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective describes a noun or pronoun

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)

preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• The wisdom of crowds is often utilized in market research to gather diverse opinions and insights.
• The crowd always seems to make the right decision when it comes to guessing the number of jellybeans in a jar.
• The crowd's got it figured out, they know what's up.
• The wisdom of crowds can be seen in how a diverse group of individuals can collectively solve complex problems.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The employees voting to cut their own bonuses was like turkeys voting for Christmas.
• It's like turkeys voting for Christmas when my friends choose to skip the holiday party.
• The students agreeing to take an extra exam are basically like turkeys voting for Christmas.
• His decision to quit his job without a backup plan was like turkeys voting for Christmas.