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Defining terms in Thesis and Antithesis

 
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GraemeMatt8033



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:48 pm    Post subject: Defining terms in Thesis and Antithesis Reply with quote

For example for the following prompt:
Freedom of speech should include acts or opinions that may be objectionable to the majority of people.

Could in the first paragraph you define majority to mean those with the most power and control over a countries resources.

And then in the second paragraph (antithesis) redefine it to mean the largest proportion of people?
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you were to make, essentially, differing definitions during your essay, you would get "penalized" in the marking scheme. The most important fault pas is to not clearly address a task; the next most important issue is to write "a unified essay." These 2 points trump technical errors.
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