Pregunta | Respuesta |
Describe | Give a detailed account of. |
Define | State the exact meaning of a word or phrase. |
Depict | Show |
Identify | Find and describe and example or issue. |
Illustrate | Make clear and explicit. |
State | Present in a brief, clear way. |
What is/are... | Identify and describe. |
Outline | Give the main features or general principles of a subject omitting minor details and emphasizing structure and arrangement. |
Summarize | Give a concise, clear account of a subject, presenting the chief factors and omitting minor details and examples. |
What are the main features of... | Select the more significant features and present them coherently. |
Compare | Look for similarities and differences between. |
Contrast | Set in opposition in order to bring out the differences sharply. |
Compare and Contrast | Find some points of common ground between x and y and show where or how they differ. |
Distinguish or differentiate between... | Show differences between... |
Consider | Look at two (or more) sides of an argument, and present the logic, evidence, etc. of both sides. |
Debate | Set up a claim or argument, presenting evidence for and against. |
Discuss | Present two (or more) sides of an issue or argument and any implications. |
What arguments can be made for and against the view that... | Look at both sides of an argument. |
Account for | Explain, clarify, give reasons for. |
Explain | Give details about how and why it is so. |
How/Why is it... | Give an explanation, including the reasons for or cause of. |
Assess | Determine the value of, weigh up. |
Criticize | Make a judgement about the merit of theories or opinions or about the facts of a matter. |
Evaluate | Make an appraisal of the worth/validity/effectiveness of something in the light of its accuracy or usefulness. |
How far.../To what extent... | Usually involves looking at evidence/arguments - for and against - and weighing them up. |
Justify | Show adequate grounds for decisions or conclusions, answer the main objections likely to be made about them. |
Analyze | Resolve into its component parts. Examine critically or minutely. |
Examine the... | Look in detail at this line of argument. |
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