Term
/tərm/
ꜱᴇᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ
: a word or phrase used unambiguously
// concept handles, dictionary entries, inventory of terms (Syntopicon)
Terms allow us to represent complex, often abstract ideas in clear and/or memorable ways. They are shorthand representations of ideas, beliefs, relationships, and even entire subjects.
On using memorable terms as shorthand for complex topics
On defining your terms
On coming to terms with an author
On material fallacies
On the battle for the dictionary
On killing words (and trying to keep them alive)
On the importance of clear definitions in rhetorical debate
On the act of naming things
On using words to conceal instead of reveal
On the unavoidable necessity of jargon
Inventory of terms (Syntopicon)
Index Keywords
Dictionary, Glossary, and Lexicon Entries
Slang
Scripture Concordance
Distinctions (Wikipedia)
Core Concepts (Wikipedia)
Word Biography
Clarifying Modifier
Paradoxical Combination
Threshold Concepts
Keyword Mnemonic
Authorisms
A Claim typically depends on at least one or two key terms that will require definition.
Studies in Words - C.S. Lewis (especially Chapter 1 and Chapter 12)
Chapter 8 of How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
Section II of Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles
The Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce