What Do I Actually Want? Outcome Worksheet for a Dispute
Decide the outcome you want, the minimum you would accept and the walk-away point before you write anything.
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Interview me to clarify the outcome I want from a dispute. The situation in brief: [SITUATION]. What I have already asked for: [PRIOR_ASKS]. Money, time or stress involved: [STAKES]. Ask me one question at a time, in this order: What would make this right in an ideal case? What would I accept as fair? What is the least I would accept before I would stop? Does money matter more than an apology, a fix, a policy change or being believed? Is there a date after which the outcome stops being useful? What am I willing to spend in time and money to pursue this? After my answers, build a one-page worksheet with: my ideal outcome, my target, my minimum, my walk-away condition, the date that matters, the time budget in hours, and a one-sentence statement of the request that I can put in every letter. Add a short list of outcomes I may be forgetting to ask for, such as a written apology, a corrected record, a refund of fees, or confirmation that the matter will not be reported. Do not predict whether I will get it. Be honest if my ask looks out of proportion to the facts. I want help, not legal advice. Invent no law, deadline or odds. Use [JURISDICTION] and [RELEVANT_LAW_OR_POLICY_IF_KNOWN] as given. Remind me to verify the rules. Stay firm, factual and polite.
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Question 1: What would make this right in an ideal case? Answer: Full refund of 480 and an apology. Worksheet Ideal: 480 refund, apology, corrected record. Target: 480 refund. Minimum: 360 (75 percent) and written confirmation no further charges. Walk-away: below 240, or no written confirmation. Date that matters: 30 June (card dispute window ends, to be verified). Time budget: 5 hours. Request sentence: 'I ask you to refund 480 by 15 June and confirm in writing that no further charges will be made.'
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