concrete illustration
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A concrete illustration to clear up a troublesome question, an appropriate incident to hit off some general truth, a happy phrase to crystallize a thought—all these things are born only of adequate preparation.
From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion
Solid argument, clear method, and indisputable facts are necessary for the first purpose; vivid imagination, concrete illustration, and animated feeling are necessary for the second.
From Model Speeches for Practise by Grenville Kleiser
Such a concrete illustration is one possibility for arousing interest.
From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion
He had occasionally seen a small wheel in a toy shop, but this so concrete illustration of the game startled him more than he would have been willing to admit.
From Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
If she needed a concrete illustration she could point to the Tyrolese.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
