This. One thing which seems obvious to me now but wasn't earlier that we are software professionals and not fire fighters or professional athletes. When you are

This. One thing which seems obvious to me now but wasn't earlier that we are software professionals and not fire fighters or professional athletes. When you are a fire fighter or an athlete in a high pressure game, you need to make a decision there and then. This is not true of a while collar workplace. If you are not sure, buy time. No one is going to object to that. Even better, move conversation to email where you can share links to facts supporting your argument. In fact, senior people appreciate that you do proper due diligence before making a decision.