Your good friend, Warren, was suing his former landscaper for a breach of contract. After years of litigation, Warren's lawyer recommended scheduling a mediation. Warren knows you are taking Business Law, and has asked you what the advantages are for attending a mediation. Based on what you have learned from your Business Law textbook, which of the following would be an advantage of mediation that you would tell Warren about?

Select one:

a$.$ If you reach an agreement at mediation it cannot be enforced like any other contract.

b$.$ Mediators go through specialized training and use a variety of techniques to find common ground between the parties, which often increases the likelihood of the parties reaching a settlement.

c$.$ What happens at the mediation will not remain confidential.

d$.$ That the mediation will ultimately result in closure since a mediator has authority to make a decision that is binding on the parties.

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