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.
exÂ·ertÂ·ed, exÂ·ertÂ·ing, exÂ·erts. 1  To put to use or effect; put forth: exerted all my strength to move the box. 2  To bring to bear; exercise: exert influence. 3  To put (oneself) to strenuous effort: exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds.