Definition and ExampleDefinition and Example

What is a definition?What is a definition?

What is an example?What is an example?

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Try to arrange the following Try to arrange the following sentences in an order that makes sentences in an order that makes sense.sense.

--For instance, anyone who has ever played a card --For instance, anyone who has ever played a card game such as hearts is familiar with the heuristic to game such as hearts is familiar with the heuristic to “Get rid of high cards first.”“Get rid of high cards first.”

--Informal problems often call for a --Informal problems often call for a heuristicheuristic--a rule --a rule of thumb that suggests a course of action without of thumb that suggests a course of action without guaranteeing an optimal solution.guaranteeing an optimal solution.

--Another example is the situation in which a --Another example is the situation in which a student tries to decide whether to take a particular student tries to decide whether to take a particular course and follows the advice to “Ask friends how course and follows the advice to “Ask friends how they liked the instructor.”they liked the instructor.”

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This pattern of organization is just This pattern of organization is just what you think it might be.what you think it might be.

When reading a passage, if it is a When reading a passage, if it is a definition and example selection, a definition and example selection, a term will be defined and one or more term will be defined and one or more examples will be given to help you examples will be given to help you understand the definition better.understand the definition better.

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Look at page 176 of your textbook.Look at page 176 of your textbook.

Practice 2 Paragraph A.Practice 2 Paragraph A.

– What is the definition? Which sentence?What is the definition? Which sentence?

– What sentence does the example start?What sentence does the example start?

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This pattern of organization will NOT This pattern of organization will NOT be to tough.be to tough.

If you are trying to If you are trying to illustrate something, can illustrate something, can you tell me what you are you tell me what you are trying to do?trying to do?

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If an author is trying to illustrate If an author is trying to illustrate something, they are painting a something, they are painting a picture(picture(not literallynot literally) of whatever they ) of whatever they are talking about so that the reader are talking about so that the reader can get a better understanding of what can get a better understanding of what point they are trying to get across.point they are trying to get across.

This is usually done with several This is usually done with several examples.examples.

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To see some words that an author may To see some words that an author may use to help a reader determine if the use to help a reader determine if the passage they are reading is an illustration passage they are reading is an illustration pattern of organization, turn to page 172 pattern of organization, turn to page 172 in your textbook.in your textbook.

Notice how all of these words are key Notice how all of these words are key words to set up an example. words to set up an example.

If the author is giving you an example of If the author is giving you an example of something, they are illustrating the point something, they are illustrating the point they are making.they are making.