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