For my article of definition, I chose "There goes the neighborhood ban on political signs" from the Dallas Morning News. It talks about how Coppell homeowners association tried to force a man to pull up his yard sign supporting Barack Obama. What he was not aware of is that there is a relatively new state law that prohibits associations from being able to ban "reasonably sized political signs." This "reasonably sized" is an argument of definition because someone must define what reasonable actually is and give some reasons to prove it which the law does- no larger than 4X6 feet. State Senator Eddie Lucio said that "legislators wanted to strike a balance between residents' rights to political expression and associations' attempts to prevent eyesores." Again, another argument of definition would be defining what exactly are the residents' rights and what exactly is an "eyesore."
For my venue, I chose Newsweek because I want my audience to be people with different opinions, and after talking to my workshop group, I learned that Newsweek caters to just about everyone. I want to educate readers about universal health care coverage and the many problems that would most likely come about if it was implemented. In my process of choosing, I first decided my audience and then decided Newsweek was a good fit.
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Hey michelle, I think this is a great example of an argument of definition. This really gets people thinking and really contributes to the thought of the definition. This makes people think about the specifics of the rule and makes people question what a "reasonable size" really is. I also think that you made a really good choice with choosing Newsweek as your venue. I think that Newsweek is the perfect location for your type of article and I think it will really appeal to the types of people that would be interested in reading this article. I am very excited to read your op-ed and see where you end up going with it.
Well to me, it is really annoying to see huge signs in people's yards. But that is their deal. It's their yard and they should be able to do what they want with it to an extent. A 4x6 sign is a pretty good sized sign though...
your argument of definition was very interesting. I like how it was tied in with the campaign but was talking about silly signs in yards. I don't see why people care what is in other's yards personally, but it was interesting hearing about a news story such as this.
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