If you wish to clarify the concept for your students, you might prefer to help them âfeelâ what a âunit of analysisâ is, rather than give them a rhetorical explanation. As hinted by Simone de Beauvoir, in âThe Ethics of Ambiguityâ, the Bible offers a good example!
exâ¢erâ¢tion. 1. vigorous action or effort. 2. an effort: a great exertion to help others. 3. exercise, as of power or faculties. 4. an instance of this.
straining, strain-an intense or violent exertion. exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout-the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; the doctor recommended regular exercise; he did some exercising; the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit.