To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate.
To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
Examine, analyze carefully, and present detailed considerations pro and con regarding the problems or items involved. Often found in essays.
Investigate and examine by careful argument. Explore the implications and the advantages or disadvantages. Debate the case and possibly consider any alternatives. This is probably the most common instruction term. It is inviting you to say something interesting in response to the topic in question. You can choose your own approach.
Examine Analyse carefully and give reasons for and against. Consider from various points of view Present the different points of view. Examples: Why older females are most likely to be at risk of osteoporosis. The effectiveness of the techniques used to integrate different storylines in a film you have studied. Keyword(s): discuss
to consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"
Give a thorough, balanced evaluation or account of. Investigate or examine by argument, sift and debate, giving reasons for and against.
The term discuss, which appears often in essay questions, directs you to examine, analyze carefully, and present considerations pro and con regarding the problems or items involved. This type of question calls for a complete and entailed answer.
Investigate or examine by argument. Examine key points and possible interpretations, sift and debate, giving reasons for and against. Draw a conclusion.
Investigate or examine by argument; sift and debate; give reasons for and against, examine implications.
Consider the arguments for and against the issue raised in the question.