Agree criteria before ranking
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A group-decision packet with scope, input rounds, eligibility and scores, vote record, concern-based revision, and follow-through log.
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What to include
- State decision authority, limits, and a neutral question.
- Provide a participation round with a written-input option.
- Apply mandatory screens and preference scores consistently.
- Record both ballots, the concern, and the location revision.
- Create a task log and a trigger for reconsidering the choice.
Review and revise
Use these criteria to check your work and choose what to improve.
- All four members have a usable input route.
- Eligibility and score arithmetic match supplied facts.
- The vote threshold and tie process are applied correctly.
- The final record preserves dissent and assigns follow-through.
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The idea in everyday life
Club criteria: free and wheelchair-accessible are required. Preference scores run 1–3, higher better. Supplied facts: games free/access yes/social score 3/setup score 2; walk free/access not confirmed/social 3/setup 3; drawing free/access yes/social 2/setup 3; puzzle free/access yes/social 3/setup 3. Equal weights apply. No extra personal information is needed.
Required conditions screen options; preferences help compare the survivors.
Agree criteria before ranking: guided practice
Required conditions screen options; preferences help compare the survivors.
Use paper or a free local text editor. This is an original fictional practice case; do not submit its records to a real service. Start this lesson with these facts, even if an earlier variation changed them. Club criteria: free and wheelchair-accessible are required. Preference scores run 1–3, higher better. Supplied facts: games free/access yes/social score 3/setup score 2; walk free/access not confirmed/social 3/setup 3; drawing free/access yes/social 2/setup 3; puzzle free/access yes/social 3/setup 3. Equal weights apply. No extra personal information is needed.
1. Screen conditions
Mark options eligible only when both requirements are confirmed.
You should see: Games, drawing, puzzle eligible; walk pending access confirmation.
Unknown access must not be treated as confirmed access.
2. State weights
Write equal importance for social and easy setup before adding scores.
You should see: Total = social + setup.
Choosing weights after seeing results can manipulate the outcome.
3. Score survivors
Add each eligible option’s two preference scores.
You should see: Games 5; drawing 5; puzzle 6.
Consistent scoring makes the comparison inspectable.
4. Record the limit
Explain what the scores establish and what they do not.
You should see: Puzzle leads under these supplied scores; the group still needs its agreed decision process.
A score supports deliberation rather than replacing authority or agreement.
What to finish
Agree criteria before ranking record with the worked decisions and changed-case check.
Watch for this
Mixing a mandatory condition with an ordinary preference score.
How can I tell I understand it?
Separate required conditions from preferences and apply them consistently. Explain the evidence behind the result and correct any mismatch.
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Inspected decision criteria, majority, ranking, consensus, and implementation steps.
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