 The purpose of Malthus's "Definitions" was terminological clarity, and Malthus discussed appropriate terms, their definitions, and their use by himself and his contemporaries.This motivation of Malthus's work was disregarded by McCulloch, who responded that there was nothing to be gained "by carping at definitions, and quibbling about the meaning to be attached to" words.Given that statement, it is not surprising that McCulloch's review failed to address the rules of chapter 1 and did not discuss the definitions of chapter 10; he also barely mentioned Malthus's critiques of other writers.