A concept that I found interesting is understanding the meaning of a definition. People get misunderstood when words are not used in the appropriate way. From the text, “Critical Thinking” I have learned how to make a definition useful and correctly. A good definition consists of having the words define the meaning of by clearly stating the word that is being defined. An example of this would be a dumbbell. There are two meanings to this. The first definition from the Webster dictionary means, “a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.” The second meaning that Webster dictionary gave me was “a stupid person.” As you can see with one word there are two meanings to it. And one is understandable meaning but the other one is a definition that would cause arguments if you called someone that. Its funny how this word “dumbbell” comes as a good example of how a single can have several definitions, a good one and a bad one. So it’s important when using a word that we make it clear to the other person what we are trying to say.
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