Problem
There is a type of decision known as a judgment call. Judgment calls are important decisions made all the time, about things like what stock to buy, when to perform surgery, and whether a potentially game-winning basketball shot made it through the hoop before the buzzer. Nevertheless, these decisions do have several things in common.
For instance
The stakes are high
The information you need is incomplete or ambiguous
a) Knowledgeable people disagree about them
b) There are often ethical dilemmas and/or conflicting values involved How can you make a judgment call with so much uncertainty surrounding the issue?