Examples
The dog plays with stuff
What is vagueness?
A word that has several different common meanings
What is ambiguity?
Expects the reader to follow them through abrupt shifts in direction, and irrelevant sidetracks
What is Let The Reader Do The Work?
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If they are supposed to evaluate the health benefits of bicycling, they will bury the topic in an essay on......
What is the history of cycling?
Definitions we find in dictionaries, they tell us what a word ordinarily means
What are Lexical Definitions?
After writing an argumentative essay you should
What is proofread?
"Pulsatile" means "throbbing"
What is Definition By Synonym?
Meaning is unclear, imprecise or fuzzy because of overuse or there is a wide range of meaning
What is vagueness?
The first reaction to an issue without considering the issue in any detail
What is the knee-jerk reaction?
A mouse is this thing here, the one with the buttons
What is Definition by example (ostensive definition)
When it's not clear whether a word is being used to refer to a group collectively or to members of the group individually
What is Grouping Ambiguity?
Make no effort to organize their thoughts and simply spew them out in the order in which the come to mind
What is The Stream-Of-Consciousness Ramble?
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If there are well-known arguments for the other side of the issue, you should............
acknowledge them and offer some reason to believe that they're unconvincing.
A collective consciousness, analogous to the behavior of social insects, in which a group of people become aware of their commonality and think and act as a community, sharing their knowledge, thoughts, and resource
What is the definition of Hive Mind?
Avoid getting to the issue and instead go on at length with introductory remarks
What is The Windy Preamble?