Developing Definitions and Assessing Audience

Choose your topic:

• marriage
• murder
• terrorism

Definition:

• Write a thorough, comprehensive definition of your chosen word.  This should take you a few sentences to a paragraph.
• Make sure to include one or both of the following:
• At least three criteria that a situation must meet to be defined as your chosen word (e.g. "An act can be considered terrorism if a) it involves X, b) it is committed by Y," etc.)
• Two examples, one which is an example of your term and one which is not.  Explain why each is or is not an example (e.g. "X is murder because...")

Audience:

Email me (s.muecke@wayne.edu) your completed definition/audience assignments before leaving class today.

Assignment for Friday:

• Read Everything's an Argument Chapter 16 ("What Counts as Evidence"). 
  
• Read The Scott, Foresman Writer Chapter 23 ("Evaluating Sources").  This excerpt can be found on our course Blackboard site under Content / Readings / Friday, October 8th. 
• Familiarize yourself with Everything's an Argument Chapter 20 ("Documenting Sources"), pages 566-585.