Chapter 12 Developing Proposals
An important but tricky part of making a _____________ lies in relating
the ____________ to the need or problem that it addresses. -
✔✔Proposal, Claim
After you've described and analyzed a problem, what should you do? -
✔✔Offer a solution by beginning with your claim, followed by your
reasons for the act and effects of adopting the proposal.
How do you know whether your personal experiences prove that a
proposal is needed and will do what it claims? - ✔✔Ask Yourself:
1) Is your experience directly related to the need or problem that you
seek to address or to your proposal about it?
2) Will your experience be appropriate and speak convincingly to the
audience? Will the audience immediately understand its significance, or
will it require explanation?
3) Does your personal experience fit logically with the other reasons
that you're using to support your claim?
Of course, you would want to cite __________ and _________ to prove
that a problem you're diagnosing is real and that it touches your likely
audience. - ✔✔Authorities, Statistics
To be effective, what must a proposal be? - ✔✔Feasible
