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Ways A Writer Can Elucidate On A Concept

There are several ways for a writer to elucidate on a concept in research writing including definition, explication, and clarification. Definition is used to give a word or phrase meaning by identifying and clarifying its meaning. Explication involves interpreting and explaining passages or quotes from literature in detail. Clarification is necessary to form a precise idea from an abstract concept by interpreting meanings for readers and applying critical thinking.

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Ways A Writer Can Elucidate On A Concept

There are several ways for a writer to elucidate on a concept in research writing including definition, explication, and clarification. Definition is used to give a word or phrase meaning by identifying and clarifying its meaning. Explication involves interpreting and explaining passages or quotes from literature in detail. Clarification is necessary to form a precise idea from an abstract concept by interpreting meanings for readers and applying critical thinking.

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Ways a Writer can

Elucidate on a Concept
Objectives:

• 1. Comprehend the application of a concept in research writing 

• 2. Explicate a concept from different areas through definition, explication,


and clarification 

• 3. Identify the style a writer uses to interprets a particular concept 


What is a concept?
• Concepts are defined as abstract ideas or general notions that occur in the mind,
in speech, or in thought. They are understood to be the fundamental building
blocks of the concept behind principles, thoughts and beliefs.

• A variety of ways can be used to analyze a concept. Three ways for elucidating a
concept are definition, explication, and clarification.
The Definition of concept

• used to give a certain word or phrase a meaning. 

• it is a method of identifying a given term and making its meaning clearer:


its main purpose is to clarify and explain concepts, ideas, and issues.
Example

• Signal Words for Definition:

• As defined, for example, for instance.  Is defined as, means, such as, and
you illustrate
Explication

• Is a method of explanation in which sentences, verses, quotes or passages


are taken from a literary and then interpreted and explained in a detailed
way. 
Example:

• "Nathaniel Hawthorne opens his novel, The Scarlet Letter, with a


paragraph that depicts a crowd assembled in front of a prison door. The
people are waiting for Hester Prynne to show up with her scarlet letter."[3]
The mob-like group was described as somber through their "sad colored"
clothes. 
Clarification 

• The clarification of a concept is necessary to form a precise idea from an


abstract concept. Then, they interpret these meanings for the readers. It
engages the writer to apply critical thinking while forming the idea. 
Example:

• "In the first Ladd (1998) is looking at community through his background in philosophy.
He is interested in community as a normative concept: what should community look like?
What value does a community have?"[5] Community is an abstract word. The writer has
to clarify what sort of community he is trying to portray. They have to answer the
questions such as the ones Ladd asked. 
Conclusion
References
• 1.  Joseph Goguen "What is a Concept?" Proceedings of the 13th international conference on
Conceptual Structures July 2005 Pages 52–77 https://doi.org/10.1007/11524564_4

• 2. “Explaining a Concept.” Writing Lab, 6 July 2018,


blogs.wp.missouristate.edu/writinglab/rhetoric/explaining-a-concept. 

• 3. Admin. “Explication - Examples and Definition of Explication.” Literary Devices, 9 Dec. 2017,


literarydevices.net/explication. 

• 4. Kramer, M. “Concept Clarification and Critical Thinking: Integrated Processes.” PubMed, 1993,


pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8277349. 

• 5. Ladd, J. (1998) The idea of community, an ethical exploration, Part I: The search for an elusive
concept. The Journal of Value Inquiry, 32(1), 5-24. 
Short Quiz
• Short Quiz:

• 1. It is used to give a certain word or phrase a meaning. 

• 2. It is necessary to form a precise idea from an abstract concept.  

• 3. These are defined as abstract ideas or general notions that occur in the mind, speech
and thought. 

• 4.It is a process in which the writer analyzes an excerpt or writing from a literary paper.  

• 5. These are the people who elucidate their concept.

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