Though they don’t have legal force, why are dissenting opinions important to the supreme court’s work?

a)they present an alternative view and can later influence congress to enact legislation or the supreme court to reconsider its earlier position

b)they allow the court to rule congressional acts unconstitutional

c)they are an indication that some justices are not in step with public opinion

d)dissenting opinions occur rarely, because most of the time the justices agree with each other