Tomato

Health & Safety: Topic Proposal

1. What will be the topic of your definition argument? Explain.
My topic of a definition argument will be what is considered a fruit.

2. Write a first-pass definition thesis that your paper will support. The claim must identify a choice of a specific case, a category and at least two or three preliminary criteria.
I will argue that a tomato is a fruit.

3. Describe an audience that would find your claim interesting or controversial. Why would they care about your claim?
The audience that would care about my case would be the consumers and the manufactures of a tomato. They would care because the prices of either a fruit or vegetable are different.

4. List some items that are obvious members of the category, some that are non-members, and some borderline cases.
Fruit: grapes, strawberries, watermelon
Vegetable: carrots, celery, lettuce
Borderline: tomato