 The main idea of the Devil's advocacy technique is that somewhat structured conflict can be facilitated to not only reduce groupthink, but to also solve problems.A similar term to groupthink is the Abilene Paradox, another phenomenon that should be avoided when working in groups.When organizations blunder into the Abilene Paradox, they take actions in contradiction to what their perceived goal may be and therefore defeat the very purposes they are trying to achieve.