One Possible Disadvantage of Mediation-Arbitration as a Method for Third

question 39

Multiple Choice

One possible disadvantage of mediation-arbitration as a method for third party dispute resolution is:

• A) The threat of arbitration makes successful mediation less likely to occur.
• B) The mediator-arbitrator develops too much knowledge of the parties' concerns in the mediation phase and can no longer remain neutral in the arbitration phase.
• C) The mediator-arbitrator can have too much power because of the threat of what they'll do in arbitration.
• D) The parties may withhold information during the mediation because they fear the mediator-arbitrator will use the information against them in the arbitration phase.

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Definitions:

Double-Entry Accounting

An accounting method requiring every financial transaction to be recorded in two accounts, one debit and one credit, to keep the accounting equation balanced.

Debits

Accounting entries that increase assets or expenses or decrease liabilities, equity, or revenue, recorded on the left side of an account.

Credits

Entries on the right-hand side of an accounting ledger, indicating increases in liability, equity accounts, and revenue, or a decrease in assets.

Debit Side

The left side of a ledger account that is used to record increases in assets, expenses, and decreases in liabilities, equity, and income.