Bingo! That was the “Delphi Technique”. Thank you for sharing.
Maybe more importantly once people understand it a little. How is it stopped? Ordinarily Robert’s Rules of Order are the mechanism for above board meetings. I suppose one could ask for a minute to speak ahead of time, and have a printed outline to explain to the public and ranchers what jiggery-pokery is about to ensue, how it works, and how it is a highly unethical method of obtaining “consensus”.
I always liked the Diamond Technique explanation myself. Makes me wonder about all the times I may have fallen victim to it.