Frustrated with the New Intake Process, a Probation Officer Complains

Multiple Choice

Frustrated with the new intake process, a probation officer complains to her boss. "It just doesn't make sense." The supervisor encourages the probation officer to "give the new system a chance" because "after all, it was designed by the leading expert on juvenile probation in the nation." Which of the following alternatives to research is the supervisor using?

A) Authority
B) Tradition or Custom
C) Common Sense
D) Media