18.17 Well- and Badly Designed Definitions

Like any document, a technical definition needs to be properly designed for the readers and the contexts in which the document will be used. Here are some samples of well-designed and badly-designed technical definitions.

Well-Designed

• The World Trade Organization In Brief (PDF)
  The World Trade Organization
  
  
• The Alaska Volcano Observatory (PDF)
  US Geological Survey

Badly-Designed

• Hurricanes...Unleashing Nature's Fury (PDF)
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service
  
  
• What is Evolution? (PDF)
  The Talk.Orginins Archive
  
  
• What is Evolution? (PDF)
  Creation Research