CRITICAL THINKING
DEFINTIONS: By Example, By Synonym, Analytic
IDENTIFYING DEFINITIONS: What is being defined? How?
The term “widow” refers to a person whose husband has died.
“Epistemologist” means a philosopher or other intellectual who studies the
nature of knowledge.
Happiness is having your own iPod or MP3 player.
The oud is a stringed musical instrument shaped much like a guitar and
played primarily in Middle Eastern countries.
A deciduous tree is a hardwood tree that loses its leaves during the winter.
CREATING DEFINITIONS
Analytic (Flattering and non-flattering)
By example
Politician
Attorney