What Is the Best Way for the Writer of a Grant

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the best way for the writer of a grant proposal to craft a clear and specific goal statement?

• A) Paraphrase goal statements that have been used in other successful proposals.
• B) Start with an extremely ambitious goal and revise after the proposal has been accepted.
• C) Isolate the causes of a problem and focus on how to solve them.
• D) Frame your goals as solutions then develop a problem to match.
• E) Appeal to the readers' emotions, and avoid citing statistics or other technical information.

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Definitions:

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, such that if the premises are true, the conclusion cannot be false.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood thinking, where the focus is on one aspect of a situation or object at a time, ignoring other relevant aspects.

Irreversibility

A cognitive limitation in young children's thinking whereby they are unable to mentally reverse an action or process.

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and another person's perspective, often observed in early childhood development.