III. Determine whether the following are stipulative definitions, persuasive definitions, lexical definitions, or precising definitions.

(ALSO write a one sentence explanation supporting your choice.)

1. Funky two-step means the funny dance Peppermint Patty does in the Charlie Brown Christmas special.

2. Oar means a stout pole, widened and flattened at one end into a blade, used as a lever to propel a boat.

3. Philosopher means a deluded dreamer who spends his or her life attempting to answer questions that cant be answered.

4. Beyond a reasonable doubt means, for purposes of determining a defendants guilt or innocence in a court of law, a degree of certainty of 95 percent or higher.

5. Litter-butt means a person who throws lighted cigarette butts out car windows.

6. Affluent means, for purposes of this sociological study, having an annual family income of $250,000 or greater .

7. Labyrinth means an intricate structure of intercommunicating passages, through which it is difficult to find ones way without a clue.

8. Circler means someone who spends an inordinate amount of time circling parking lots, looking for the closest possible parking place.

9. Chronically tardy means being late to class five or more times in any quarter or three or more times in any two-week period.

10. Faith means an illogical belief in occurrence of the improbable. (H. L. Mencken)

11. Tic-tac-toe means a mindless game for bored children that almost invariably ends in a tie.

12. Intoxicated, for purposes of driving a car in this state, means having a blood alcohol ratio of 0.08 or higher.

13. Garden means a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, vegetables, or herbs are cultivated.

14. Chathead means a person who stays glued day and night to Internet chat rooms.

15. Republican Party means a political organization of patriotic, civic-minded citizens dedicated to preserving the cherished freedoms of all Americans.

16. Kite means a toy consisting of a light frame, with paper or other thin material stretched over it, to be fl own in a strong wind by means of a string attached and a tail to balance it.

17. By full employment economists mean an unemployment rate of 5 percent or lower.

18. Democracy means rule by the ignorant masses.

19. Indolent means having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; lazy; slothful.

20. Normal speech volume, according to audio engineers, is approximately 70 to 73 decibels in a quiet environment with the talker and listener 6 feet apart.