Assignment Two -- A Definition of a Term in a Specific Field
In preparation for this assignment, read chapter 7 in your textbook, "Defining Terms."
Select a term from your professional field and write an extended definition using two or more of the techniques explained in your textbook. These methods include:
- Denotation
- Connotation
- Examples
- Descriptions
- Synonym
- Contrast/Negation
- Comparison
- Analogy
- Origin
- Etymology
- History
- Cause/Effect
- Process Analysis
- Graphics
Your extended definition should be at least 500 words long. There is no limit on length, but all essays should be concise, informative, and correct. Longer essays that multiply errors simply provide more justification for a poor grade. Microsoft Word will tell you how many words there are in a
document.
Study the examples given on pages 247-250 of your textbook.
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