A proposal to settle custody disputes by a coin flip is said to
A) as fair, quicker and cheaper than custody evaluations
B) spare the parents' participation in the painful process of evaluations
C) be unfair because there is social value in maintaining a ritual of decision- making by a judge even if not psychometrically valid and coin flipping would not have that social value
D) all of the above

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The proposal to settle custody disputes by a coin flip is considered fair, quicker, and cheaper than custody evaluations (A), spares the parents from participating in the painful process of evaluations (B), and is seen as unfair by some because there is social value in maintaining the ritual of decision-making by a judge, which coin flipping lacks (C). Thus, all of the statements (A, B, C) are aspects of the discussion around this proposal, making D the correct choice.

A Proposal to Settle Custody Disputes by a Coin Flip