1. People who have established themselves as credible - level-headed with good ideas - are more likely to be heard
2. People who keep their tempers, do not resort to sarcasm or hyperbole are more likely to be heard
3. People who have gathered the support of others and represent a larger number of people are more likely to be taken seriously
4. People who lay out the problem and solution concisely with valid arguments are more likely to be accepted
5. People who do not violate the rules of logic are more likely to be taken seriously
6. People who look at the problem from all different angles (financial, logistical, social, scientific) are more likely to be successful
7. People who use facts and statistics are more convincing
8. People who acknowledge the other person/group's point of view and then make valid arguments against them will be more successful

That doesn't sound so bad. I think I can do those. Of course, it may take 100 rewrites to get there!

I think I will use this model to write my proposal:

1. Introduction
2. Strongest argument
3. Weakest arguments
4. Second strongest argument at the end, and a transition to the other side
5. The other side
6. Conclusion

I will attach the actual methods and findings from the polls as an appendix and just pull from it what I need to support my arguments.

It's exciting to be working on this project. I look forward to the final product and hopefully some changes at ARBA. Only time will tell about that. But no matter the outcome, I think that we will be heard.

Laurie

¶ 11:54 AM