Some critics have suggested that President Bush's staff were more concerned with getting a consensus on the issue of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq than listening to dissenting opinions.If true, this situation is an example of:

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Groupthink is a phenomenon where members of a group prioritize consensus and conformity over critical thinking and independent analysis. If President Bush's staff were more concerned with getting a consensus on the issue of weapons of mass destruction and ignored dissenting opinions, it could suggest that the group was affected by groupthink.

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