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.
Extortion means forcing someone into giving you something through threats. A bully who tells kids he'll beat them up if they don't give him their lunch money is guilty of extortion. Because extortion is a crimeââmobsters are often charged with itââthe word has a strict, legal meaning. It's the act of using threats or force to obtain something from someone. But the word is used in a general context as well.