decision making in the face of uncertainty theme
Someone must decide, in a given situation that involves significant uncertainty, which among various courses of action is the better.
16 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 9 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds96x09 | choice | genetically-engineered mental patients make detailed projections about the future of war with the Dominion and trusted them completely but Benjamin was not so confident in their projections |
| voy2x03 | choice | The Doctor about who and what to trust |
| movie: Hamlet (1948) | major | Much of Hamlet's troubles were due to the fact that he strongly suspected murder (on the word of a ghost) yet had no evidence. To this point, the film opened with a voice-over from the producer, saying "This is the tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind". |
| movie: Mars Attacks (1996) | major | Mixed messages from the Martians (i.e. they insisted that the came in peace but committed a massacre and made other attacks) left the President struggling over whether to continue engage peacefully with the Martians or to launch a counter attack. |
| play: Hamlet (1602) | major | much of Hamlet's troubles were due to the fact that he strongly suspected murder (on the word of a ghost) yet had no evidence |
| sherlock1x01 | major | Sherlock Holmes about the 50/50 chance of choosing good pill. |
| tng5x05 | major | separate saucer section and leave or not |
| movie: Armageddon (1998) | minor | Should the president give the order to detonate the nuclear warhead or should he let the oil well driller do their job even after radio contact was lost? |
| movie: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) | minor | Should Jimmy and his pals fly to the planet Yolkus in an effort to rescue their parents even though there was a 5% chance they would blow up on the way? After some deliberation on the matter, they decided to take their chances and attempt the rescue. |
| movie: Shin Godzilla (2016) | minor | A highly indecisive Prime Minister Okochi was forced into making a number of difficult decisions in the face of Godzilla's attack on Tokyo. For example, should parts of Tokyo be evacuated at the risk of causing a mass panic in the streets? Or should a military attack on Godzilla be called at the risk of civilian casualties? |