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Std Deviation
Obviously, sarcastic here but the psychology is to try and make these things climb when in many cases they won't - even with "forward, forward, forward, flaps up, gear up, identify, verify, feather, secure". The best option in a lot of accidents would have been retard the good one and make a controlled descent rather than the stall/spin, Vmc roll while trying to climb.
Amen - I used to fly a C-411, an abysmal performer at best. That was actually very close to what the standard briefing was - if the airplane wasn't completely cleaned up and flying, we were going to pull the good engine back and land, using limited thrust on the good one to try and miss anything we really needed to avoid.
That brings up the other aspect of "standard briefings": Don't make it just a rote exercise where you're saying the same things - be certain that what you're briefing is what you really anticipate doing! Obviously based upon the circumstances, you may need to modify the plan, but be thoughtful about what you're briefing.