Third parties often use framing when they discuss or present parties' issues. The third party's framing can affect disputing parties' perceptions of a problem and the way they think about their issues. Consider the following statement that a facilitator made to a work group about a problem they wanted to address. " Many of you on this team see the conflict as being about the competence of individual members on this team. If we look closer at this situation, there seems to be an unacknowledged but real factor that is affecting team performance - the resources available to the team to get their work done."
Which framing strategy is the facilitator using in making this statement?

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The facilitator is using an "underlying conflict frame" by shifting the focus from individual competence to the resources available to the team, suggesting that the real issue affecting performance is not the individuals themselves but the external conditions they are working under.

Third Parties Often Use Framing When They Discuss or Present