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Clarifying and Interpreting Expressions and Ideas - Outline and Distribution

This document discusses clarifying and interpreting expressions and ideas. It notes that clarification involves determining not only what is presented but also what it means, taking into account context, vagueness, and abstract definitions. The document outlines problems that can lead to a lack of clarity such as ambiguity, lack of examples, and undefined terms. It also discusses factors to consider for sufficient clarification such as the audience, dictionary definitions, specialist quotations, stipulating new meanings, and methods for clarifying like using synonyms, paraphrasing, examples, explanations, and contrast.

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Clarifying and Interpreting Expressions and Ideas - Outline and Distribution

This document discusses clarifying and interpreting expressions and ideas. It notes that clarification involves determining not only what is presented but also what it means, taking into account context, vagueness, and abstract definitions. The document outlines problems that can lead to a lack of clarity such as ambiguity, lack of examples, and undefined terms. It also discusses factors to consider for sufficient clarification such as the audience, dictionary definitions, specialist quotations, stipulating new meanings, and methods for clarifying like using synonyms, paraphrasing, examples, explanations, and contrast.

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Clarifiying and interpreting expressions and ideas Introduction Not only what is presented but what it means Terms:

s: vagueness, context (more meaning), abstract definition Skill: judging when to clarify and when not audience and purpose 1. Problem why is it not clear? Ambiguity Lack of examples Definite Terms 2. Audience 3. Sufficient clarification for present purposes Dictionary definition Specialist quotation or definition Stipulating a new meaning 4. Ways of clarifying Synonyms, paraphrasing Conditions Examples and non-examples Drawing contrast Explanation of the history of an expression 5. Clarification in reasoning fallacy of equivocation Exercise: ? Handout: ?

Debora Anmol

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