A structured approach to decision making that focuses on generating alternatives silently, prevents criticism of alternatives, and uses a voting process to identify group choices is:
A)the Delphi technique
B)dialectical inquiry
C)the nominal group
D)devil's advocacy

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The described approach is the "nominal group" technique, in which participants generate alternatives individually before sharing them with the group, and then the group votes on the best choice(s) without criticism or discussion. The Delphi technique involves multiple rounds of feedback and iteration, dialectical inquiry promotes debate and discussion among group members, and devil's advocacy involves intentionally challenging proposed ideas to strengthen them.

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