Extended Definition Essay: Common Sense

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Zachary Buchholz
Mr. Rather
English 1301 84L
27 October 2015
Definition Essay An extended definition is a definition that does not only have one meaning but rather multiple. It mostly has more portrayed concepts and ideas than actual written words. Therefore, one word could have different meanings in different usages. One of these is common sense and how it relates to different situations to different people.
Common sense could be considered an extended definition; it can be perceived as meaning different things in the different ways that people use it. Common sense itself is said to be one of the most uncommon things in the world. Common sense to one person could be completely different to them in their way thinking through things.

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