Question

Joyce has recently become friends with Holly and Anne. Holly and Anne know each other from before and are close friends. When an argument arises between Holly and Anne, Joyce decides not to intervene to help resolve it, since their argument means they will now each spend more time with her instead of each other. In this example, Joyce takes which of the following positions?

a.tertius gaudens
b.divide et impera
c.weak tie
d.spanning tree

Answer 1

a.tertius gaudens

Step-by-step explanation:

Tertius gaudens also known as rejoicing third is a situation where they are three parties, one party benefits from the conflict between the other two parties. This only works if the three parties have equal and independent relationships among each other.

Since they are three friends, that is Joyce, Holly and Anne, If Holly and Anne are fighting each other, Joyce is going to gain from their conflict since they would spend more time with her. Joyce would be the rejoicing third.