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Do whales belong in the category of "sacred animals," "protected species," or "renewable food resource"? ... Are race-car drivers "athletes"? ... Is it permissible for a person protecting his or her home to shoot an intruder in "self-defense," or does such an act constitute "excessive force"?
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Directions: For your second 101c project, you will choose and flesh out one the following types of claims as a basis for your definitional argument. You may use of the examples provided or come up with your own claim [all topics must be cleared]:
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Home Assignments and Projects Chapter 8 - Debating Culture Writing a Definitional Argument ... Getting Started ; In exploring ideas for a topic, keep in mind that you can approach an argument of definition by:
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Choose a definitional topic currently in the news (within the last month) either on the national, local, or campus level. Investigate the definitional topic by reading newspaper accounts and whatever other information would be helpful to you. ... and two criteria that the X term must fulfill in order to be a compelling argument:
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steele.intrasun.tcnj.edu/summer2002/rhet2/essayone.htm
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One of the most common arguments against gay marriage is definitional. This definitional argument against gay marriage generally takes the following form: “Marriage just is the union of one man and one woman.
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volokh.com/posts/1130939774.shtml
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Definitional Argument Paper; Helpful Resources ... Of course, the Gavilan Library has a full range of dictionaries and encyclopedias in our reference collection, including specialized ones, like Civil Rights in the United States (at Ref E184 .A1 C47 2000), orThe Encyclopedia of Adoption (at Ref HV875.55 .A28 2000).
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Major Paper One: Criteria-Match (Definitional) Argument ... Use whatever stated reason or reasons you need to support your argument, but watch to make sure you are not “Begging the Question” (see page 438). Your Warrant will be dependent on your stated reason(s) but will take form/style given in Chapter 10.
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students.ou.edu/G/Timothy.R.Gilberg-1/define.html
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For this assignment, you are to write an argument that develops a categorical or definitional claim as described in Ramage's Chapter 10. Your claim will argue that "x" is or is not a "y" where "y" is a widely debated term with a disputed definition.
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www.public.asu.edu/~zwaggon/eng102/definitional.htm
www.public.asu.edu/~zwaggon/eng102/definitional.htm
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Definitional Argument Instructions ... Come up with ANY definitional argument that pertains to feminism. Remember that the genus of a definitional argument should NOT contain any adjectives. If you want to, you can invent your own term to designate 19c feminists.
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www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~ulrich/RHE309/Defreqs/
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