Found Notes.

With arguments of definition, what comes between is and is not.

formal definition, what is found in a dictionary.
operational definition, identify an object by what it does rather than by what it is.
definition by example, define a class by listing its individual members.

developing a definitional argument > formulating claims, crafting definitions, matching claims to definitions.

essential conditions: elements that must be a part of a definition, but that – in themselves – aren't enough to define a term.
sufficient conditions: any element or conjunction of elements that is enough to define a term.
accidental conditions: elements that are often associated with a term but are not present in every case, or sufficient to identify it.

key features of a definitional argument, a claim involving a question of definition, a general definition of some key concept, a careful look at your subject in terms of that general definition, evidence for every part of the argument, a consideration of alternative views and counterarguments, a conclusion which draws out the implications of the argument.

guide to writing an argument of definition, finding a topic, researching your topic, formulating a claim, examples of definitional claims, preparing a proposal, thinking about organization, getting and giving response: the claim; evidence for the claim; organization and style; spelling; punctuation; mechanics; documentation; format.

researching your topic, use academic dictionaries & encyclopedias, unabridged dictionaries, specialized reference works and handbooks, such as legal & medical dictionaries, textbook glossaries, newsgroups and listservs.

formulating a claim, begin with the following types of questions of definitions: genus; species; conditions; fulfillment of conditions; membership in a named class.

preparing a proposal, outline in Toulmin terms: claim; reason/s; warrant/s.

Toulmin Argument - a method of informal logic first described by Stephen Toulmin in The Uses of Argument [’58]. Toulmin describes the key components of an argument as the claim, reason, warrant, backing and grounds.