: After you have read Hiltzik’s essay, here are questions to consider as you analyze his editorial:
• Is Hiltzik’s claim clearly an issue of definition? Why?
• How does he make his claim significant enough to interest readers?
• Does he provide clear and specific criteria to establish the concept being defined?
Does his criteria define the term adequately? Using his definition, could most readers identify what’s being defined and distinguish it from other related concepts?
Use the following outline to structure your 5-paragraph essay response:
• Introduction and Thesis: Begin by explaining why writers use an argument of definition when trying to persuade readers, and why an argument of definition is the appropriate choice for Hiltzik’s argument.
• Body Paragraph 1: Examine the author’s claim. Why is his claim an issue of definition?
• Body Paragraph 2: How does the author show that his claim is significant to interest his readers?
• Body Paragraph 3: What criteria does the author use to establish the concept being defined? Do the criteria define the term adequately?
• Conclusion paragraph: Evaluate the author’s use of an argument of definition as a persuasive strategy. Is his argument effective? Ineffective? Why or why not?
The link for the website is here:
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-03-24/usps-not-a-business