
PROOF AND PERSUASION:
The Rhetoric of Scientific Integrity
FALL 2022
© 2022 by Cynthia Shearer
CYNTHIA SHEARER
419-H REED HALL
BOX 297700
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
PHONE EXT: 817.257.6593
ENGLISH 20803 - WRITING AS ARGUMENT
Section 50:MWF @ 1 p.m. in Bailey 102
Cynthia Shearer, Instructor
OFFICE HOURS: 2- 3 p.m. MW in Reed 419_H
Arbitration of a Dispute (Assignment)

Write a short statement that answers one of the following questions in about five paragraphs:
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Which term from conflict management terminology matters the most to your particular research topic, and why?
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If you were the arbitrator in a disagreement between stakeholders/"players" in your particular research topic, what solution would you create, and would it be binding or non-binding?
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Which 5 terms matter the most in considering how to settle a disagreement that accompanies your chosen research topic? Identify five terms and explain why they matter so much.
Amity
conflict
negotiation
mediation
arbitration
game theory
player
NASH equilibrium
solution
complex solution
zero sum solution
Pareto efficiency
Sample arbitration presentation for the dispute over whether collegiate athletes should be paid.



