Before revision: Stevenson provides us with two definitions of the word culture in order to illustrate what a persuasive definition can accomplish: The original definition: "widely read and acquainted with arts" The persuasive definition: "imaginative sensitivity" Both carry with them the positive emotive meaning of culture; it is still a good thing to be cultured no matter which definition is used.
After revision: Stevenson gives two definitions of the word culture in order to illustrate what a persuasive definition can accomplish: The original definition: "widely read and acquainted with arts" The persuasive definition: "imaginative sensitivity" Both carry with them the positive emotive meaning of culture; it is still a good thing to be cultured no matter which definition is used.