Part of
Controversies in the Contemporary WorldEdited by Adriano Fabris and Giovanni Scarafile
[Controversies 15] 2019
► pp. 241–260
This essay explores the suitability of coordination games for the study of strategic argumentation in disagreements. An argumentative battle of the sexes (ArgBoS) game is introduced for studying various strategies of rational disagreement resolution. The properties of both normal- and extensive-form ArgBoS are explored. In addition, the strategic effects of burning money will be studied. It will be shown that burning money can have strategic advantages in resolving disagreements.