1. It is a type of writing that clarifies the "whatness" of an idea or concept.

It is a mode of paragraph development that answers the questions: What is it? What does it mean? What are its special features? The word to be defined may be an object, a concept, a person, a place, or a phenomenon.

It outlines what others have written about the general topic and focuses on the gap in knowledge to be filled, the problem to be solved, or the need to be addressed by the proposed project.

It is one of the introductory processes of writing a concept paper; clarifies the meaning of a word or a concept.

It refers to the dictionary definition of a word

It is a type of definition that define abstract concepts; definition using analogy, metaphors, comparison and contrast, descriptions, analysis, functions, etymology, and semantic origin

It is the process by which abstract concepts are linked to the real world variations so that they can be observed by appropriate methods

The process of explication from examples to generalization

It is the process of explication from generalization to examples

It is devoted to a discussion of one side of an issue; it tackles a significant issue of a community on which the author takes a stand; it aims to convince readers to take the author's position and credible evidence needs to be presented

These are opinions that people may or may not agree with; they are not general truths

It is any informational work made with an intention to relay information or recounting certain events in a presentable manner; are often conveyed in writing, speech and television

These are the elements of argument EXCEPT one

It summarizes the report; underscores the most important facts and parts of the feedback section

It can be any of the following: facts; statistics; interviews with experts; and perceived philosophical, socio-political, or phsychological truths

It is defining something by explaining what it is not

It evokes the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

It is an approach of critiquing based on history; concerning past events.

It is a critical approach that focuses on the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.