Analysis on "Thirteen Days" Move:

The movie “Thirteen Days” is a movie about a series of discussion President of the
United States of America goes through to resolve its political issues with Soviet
Union.

Post watching the movie, identifying the decision-making traps and analysing the
decision-making practices of the groups in this film, below are the observations:

1. Decision Making Traps

Framing:
The following part of the movie is related to Framing Trap.

To begin with, a scene where Adlai came up with an idea that unfortunately wasn’t
supported by anyone. He suggested a solution that would solve the problem without
starting a war, which was about striking a deal, but the President thought this
wasn’t possible as they were focused only on attacking rather than actually solving
the problem. Our early analysis says this was probably written by Khruschev
himself. It is a first draft, and shows no signs of being polished by the foreign
ministry. In fact, it probably has not been approved by the Politburo. They would
not have let the emotionalism go by. The analysts say someone under considerable
stress wrote it.

The Status Quo Trap

Few instances fitting in this category are observed. Taking an example,

Dean expressed that the Soviets understand only one language Action, respects only
one word force. Second, the Joint Chiefs continually insisted the President to go
for military measures and invade Cuba. Third, Rusk questioned the President on the
culture of Unanimous vote.

Sunk-Cost Trap

The President is found saying, “And here we are, fifty years later. One
of their ships resists the inspection. We shoot out its rudder and board. They
shoot down our planes in response. We bomb their anti-aircraft sites in response to
that. They attack Berlin. We invade Cuba. They fire their missiles. We fire ours.”

2.Best Practice used:

Perceived Fairness:
Considering the above, Adlai’s suggestion was reconsidered.Fortunately,
they realized it was a fair and smart idea, so they decided to valueand respect his
suggestion. A clear example of perceived fairness in decision-making.