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  2. Plain English - Wikipedia

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    Plain English (layman's terms) is a mode of writing or speaking the English language intended to be easy to understand regardless of one's familiarity with a given topic. It usually avoids the use of rare words and uncommon euphemisms to explain the subject.

  3. Plain language - Wikipedia

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    The chosen vocabulary must remain simple and familiar. [10] Everyday language should be favoured against acronyms, jargon and legal language. [8] Plain language favours the use of the verb form of the word, instead of the noun form. [8] To increase clarity, use the active voice, in which the subject does the action of the verb. [10]

  4. Explanation - Wikipedia

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    There are many and varied events, objects, and facts which require explanation. So too, there are many different things that can be used to explain something. Aristotle recognized four archetypes of explanation. These were thought, since even more ancient times, to be universal and unique 'kinds' of explanation that comprise all ways of ...

  5. The Complicated Ukraine-Russia War, Explained in Simple Terms

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    The post The Complicated Ukraine-Russia War, Explained in Simple Terms appeared first on Reader's Digest. As war erupted in Ukraine, many people wondered how things got to this point. Here, we ...

  6. What is affirmative action? Policy explained in simple terms

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    News of the Supreme Court ruling that affirmative action in higher education is unconstitutional has catapulted the policy that was legal for at least 45 years to the forefront.

  7. Definition - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of a definition is to explain the meaning of a term which may be obscure or difficult, by the use of terms that are commonly understood and whose meaning is clear. The violation of this rule is known by the Latin term obscurum per obscurius. However, sometimes scientific and philosophical terms are difficult to define without obscurity.

  8. Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Tenth Amendment (Amendment X) to the United States Constitution, a part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1791. [1] It expresses the principle of federalism, whereby the federal government and the individual states share power, by mutual agreement, with the federal government having the supremacy.

  9. Ontology - Wikipedia

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    A theory can be simple in different respects, for example, by using very few basic types or by describing the world with a small number of fundamental entities. [146] Ontologists are also interested in the explanatory power of theories and give preference to theories that can explain many observations. [147]