What you describe is such a strong element of human psychology that friends who have been in the military have told me their leadership training explicitly incl

What you describe is such a strong element of human psychology that friends who have been in the military have told me their leadership training explicitly included something to the effect of handling decision-making this way in the field: * Immediately go with your gut instinct. * Appear 100% confident in your decision. * Avoid flip-flopping unless there would be catastrophic consequences. I'm sure it works very well for keeping a group of people alive in deadly situations. Because it's so persuasive, it can often be an effective way to get others to follow instructions in less grave circumstances, but when there's no time pressure, in the bigger picture it's a bad idea IMO.