To Conflict means to be in opposition to.
To Confront means to face up to an issue.
Confrontation & conflict are often seen as the same thing.
Non-confrontation is not facing up to an issue.
Facing up to an issue in a non-confrontational way is an oxymoron.
Confronting an issue in a non-conflicting way is called mediation.
I cannot overcome conflict by avoiding the issue.
Neither can I overcome conflict by confronting an issue in a conflicting way.
When two parties confront an issue with conflicting views beliefs or convictions, they are in conflict.
When two parties confront an issue with openness and a genuine desire for clarity and a common direction, they are keen to moderate their perspective.
Choosing between two opposing choices is judgment not mediation.
Mediation is finding the median, the balance, and the agreement of a mutually acceptable third way.