 Classification

 This clearly describes and place it a group

according to some basis or rule so that it only fits
in one group.

 Writer puts two or more things into classes or

categories, following a consistent system.

 A process related to categorization, the process in

which ideas and objects are recognized,
differentiated, and understood.

 A method of paragraph or essay development in

which a writer arranges people, objects, or ideas
with shared characteristics into classes or groups.
Examples of Classification
Essay
Introductory
"Americans can be divided into three groups--smokers,
nonsmokers and that expanding pack of us who have quit. Those who
have never smoked don't know what they're missing, but former
smokers, ex-smokers, reformed smokers can never forget. We are
veterans of a personal war, linked by that watershed experience of
ceasing to smoke and by the temptation to have just one more
cigarette. For almost all of us ex-smokers, smoking continues to play
an important role in our lives. And now that it is being restricted in
restaurants around the country and will be banned in almost all
indoor public places in New York State starting next month, it is vital
that everyone understand the different emotional states cessation of
smoking can cause. I have observed four of them; and in the interest
of science I have classified them as those of the zealot, the evangelist,
the elect and the serene. Each day, each category gains new recruits."
(Franklin Zimring, "Confessions of an Ex-Smoker." Newsweek, April
20, 1987).
 Essay
Cybercriminals
"Cybercriminals generally fall into one of three categories, he [Michael
DeCesare, president of McAfee] says. First there are the 'Anonymouses of
the world' or the hacktivists--people who expose information about a
company or government they morally oppose. Second is organized crime.
'They're realizing there's far more money in cybercrime than prostitution,'
Mr. DeCesare says. 'You can buy somebody's I.D. for less than $10
online.' Third are activities funded by states and other political groups.
'Every government has a cyber division,' he says, including the U.S. But
cyber dangers now stretch beyond state lines to groups such as al Qaeda.
'Cybercrime is a lot like that the country is almost not relevant anymore,'
making it difficult to hold governments accountable."
(Alexandra Wolfe, "Michael DeCesare." The Wall Street Journal,
December 14-15, 2013)