I need writer who have this book Lannon, John M. Technical Communication, 13th Edition. NY: Pearson-Longman, 2008.
In this discussion, you will learn more about defining terms.
You should begin by reviewing Chapter 18: “Technical Definitions” in the textbook. Then continue with the rest of this exercise.
Classically, students of rhetoric would learn “figures of argument,”a specific type of reasoning a writer or speaker could use across varying situations (a shorthand of sorts). A student would learn the sentence structure for specific lines of argument and have them ready to use for different situations. The grammatical arrangement of “figures of argument” was an important tool for “styling” a speaker or writer’s discourse. Think of this sentence pattern or arrangement as a device to help in writing for specific purposes (see Fahnestock Rhetorical Style). The following exercise will incorporate a “figure of argument” related to writing a technical definition.
First, view this short video tutorial on “words of artView in a new window,” technical terminology, and categorical propositions (source credit for video: Fahnestock, Jeanne. Rhetorical Style: The Uses of Language in Persuasion. New York: Oxford UP, 2011.)
Discussion Prompt
Select a technical term (as defined in the video tutorial) from your Analytical Report research. Using the sentence structure (syntactic form) of categorical proposition, define this term (term, genus, sub-category).
Write a paragraph description in which you explain HOW a categorical proposition of the term aids your reader in understanding.
Finally, why does this term need a specific definition?
Now that you have defined the term syntactically, or in sentence form, refer to the question prompts for expanding your definition in Figure 18.2 on page 414 of your textbook, and choose at three questions to answer so as to expand your definition for your intended audience (keep in mind the audience and user profile you completed in Unit #2). In addition to the three questions you’ve chosen to prompt your extended definition, also include a visual to accompany your definition. See figure 18.3 for an example outline of an extended definition with a visual.
After you have finished steps 1-4, come back and comment on and critique at least two of the posts from your classmates. When you respond to their posts, be sure to indicate your level of expertise on the term at hand. Based on your level of expertise or prior knowledge, did your peer define the term well enough? Explain. Did you find the visual useful? Why or why not?

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