Object
Federation Proposal
A formal diplomatic offer transmitted by the Federation during negotiations — presented as a structured data packet and spoken terms on the observation lounge viewscreen. The proposal reads like a legal-diplomatic memorandum: modular clauses, conditions, and assurances designed for neutral parties. Characters treat it as both document and debating point: Riker invokes its procedural certainty, Devinoni and Bhavani parse clauses, and Ral weaponizes its language to reframe the terms, shifting the room’s rhetorical balance.
2 appearances
Purpose
To present the Federation’s formal terms and conditions as the basis for diplomatic negotiation and to serve as the primary offer being considered by the other party.
Significance
Serves as the episode’s focal bargaining chip and narrative fulcrum: the proposal becomes the object of rhetorical contest, enabling Ral’s maneuver to undercut Riker and creating the pivotal crisis that Troi later exposes, thereby weakening the Federation’s negotiating position.
Appearances in the Narrative
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