Question 1

As a lexical definition, Edgar Shoaff's definition "Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being negative. 
B)  Being too narrow. 
C)  Being figurative. 
D)  Being affective. 
E)  Being too broad. 
A)  Being negative. 
B)  Being too narrow. 
C)  Being figurative. 
D)  Being affective. 
E)  Being too broad.

Question 2

In the definition "'Expert' means a person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field" the definiens is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field. 
B)  Special skill or knowledge. 
C)  Expert. 
D)  In a particular field. 
E)  Person. 
A)  Person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field. 
B)  Special skill or knowledge. 
C)  Expert. 
D)  In a particular field. 
E)  Person.

Question 3

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military veterans often suffer from psychological traumas. 
B)  Performance-enhancing drugs continue to plague professional baseball. 
C)  With global warming, hurricanes in the Caribbean are expected to worsen. 
D)  As a general rule, a patent goes to the first person to file an application. 
E)  Let's face it; torture is wrong no matter how you look at it. 
A)  Military veterans often suffer from psychological traumas. 
B)  Performance-enhancing drugs continue to plague professional baseball. 
C)  With global warming, hurricanes in the Caribbean are expected to worsen. 
D)  As a general rule, a patent goes to the first person to file an application. 
E)  Let's face it; torture is wrong no matter how you look at it.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is vague?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominique, my roommate, was born in France. 
B)  Bob saw the lost dog driving in his car. 
C)  This breakfast cereal is made from natural ingredients. 
D)  Some sleep disorders can be treated. 
E)  Mold causes allergic reactions in many people. 
A)  Dominique, my roommate, was born in France. 
B)  Bob saw the lost dog driving in his car. 
C)  This breakfast cereal is made from natural ingredients. 
D)  Some sleep disorders can be treated. 
E)  Mold causes allergic reactions in many people.

Question 5

Conventional connotation is introduced to deal with the problem that arises because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Proper names have no intension. 
B)  Intension determines extension. 
C)  Some words have empty extension. 
D)  Increasing intension does not always correspond to decreasing extension. 
E)  Words mean different things to different people. 
A)  Proper names have no intension. 
B)  Intension determines extension. 
C)  Some words have empty extension. 
D)  Increasing intension does not always correspond to decreasing extension. 
E)  Words mean different things to different people.

Question 6

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Cup' means a container for liquid" may be criticized as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  Too narrow. 
B)  Too broad. 
C)  Affective. 
D)  Circular. 
E)  Obscure. 
A)  Too narrow. 
B)  Too broad. 
C)  Affective. 
D)  Circular. 
E)  Obscure.

Question 7

In the definition "'Factory' means a building containing facilities for the manufacture of goods" the difference words are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Manufacture, goods. 
B)  Manufacture of goods. 
C)  Building containing facilities for the manufacture of goods. 
D)  Factory, building. 
E)  Containing facilities for the manufacture of goods. 
A)  Manufacture, goods. 
B)  Manufacture of goods. 
C)  Building containing facilities for the manufacture of goods. 
D)  Factory, building. 
E)  Containing facilities for the manufacture of goods.

Question 8

Which of the following are all connoted by the term "novelist"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Gone With the Wind. 
B)  Melville, Hawthorne, Mitchell. 
C)  Creative, literary, imaginative. 
D)  Melville, Moby Dick, adventure story. 
E)  Love story, horror story, adventure story. 
A)  Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Gone With the Wind. 
B)  Melville, Hawthorne, Mitchell. 
C)  Creative, literary, imaginative. 
D)  Melville, Moby Dick, adventure story. 
E)  Love story, horror story, adventure story.

Question 9

The definition "'Jurist' means someone such as William Brennan, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and Oliver Wendell Holmes" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A definition by subclass. 
B)  An operational definition. 
C)  An enumerative definition. 
D)  A demonstrative definition. 
E)  A stipulative definition. 
A)  A definition by subclass. 
B)  An operational definition. 
C)  An enumerative definition. 
D)  A demonstrative definition. 
E)  A stipulative definition.

Question 10

The definition "'Mine' means (1) an excavation in the earth, (2) an explosive device, (3) an abundant source" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  A demonstrative definition. 
C)  A geological definition. 
D)  A persuasive definition. 
E)  A lexical definition. 
A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  A demonstrative definition. 
C)  A geological definition. 
D)  A persuasive definition. 
E)  A lexical definition.

Question 11

The definition "'Eiffel Tower' means that" (as you point to it) is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A precising definition. 
B)  An intensional definition. 
C)  A definition by subclass. 
D)  A theoretical definition. 
E)  A demonstrative definition. 
A)  A precising definition. 
B)  An intensional definition. 
C)  A definition by subclass. 
D)  A theoretical definition. 
E)  A demonstrative definition.

Question 12

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany defeated Sweden in the soccer tournament. 
B)  The Windows operating system is produced by Microsoft. 
C)  Kevin enlisted in the Army when he was eighteen. 
D)  The two ships collided in the middle of the Atlantic. 
E)  Ulysses is a wonderful novel. 
A)  Germany defeated Sweden in the soccer tournament. 
B)  The Windows operating system is produced by Microsoft. 
C)  Kevin enlisted in the Army when he was eighteen. 
D)  The two ships collided in the middle of the Atlantic. 
E)  Ulysses is a wonderful novel.

Question 13

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pneumonia' means a disease of the lungs" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being ambiguous. 
B)  Being too narrow. 
C)  Being too broad. 
D)  Being affective. 
E)  Being obscure. 
A)  Being ambiguous. 
B)  Being too narrow. 
C)  Being too broad. 
D)  Being affective. 
E)  Being obscure.

Question 14

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Refrigerator' means a compartment having one or two doors intended for storing food" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being figurative. 
B)  Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. 
C)  Being vague. 
D)  Being ambiguous. 
E)  Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains. 
A)  Being figurative. 
B)  Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. 
C)  Being vague. 
D)  Being ambiguous. 
E)  Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.

Question 15

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pencil' means a cylindrical piece of wood, a few inches in length, having a graphite core and a piece of soft rubber attached to one end" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being obscure. 
B)  Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. 
C)  Being circular. 
D)  Being vague. 
E)  Being ambiguous. 
A)  Being obscure. 
B)  Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. 
C)  Being circular. 
D)  Being vague. 
E)  Being ambiguous.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul watched Kathy throw a ball through the window. 
B)  Poverty is rampant in third world nations. 
C)  Bill's attitudes are normal for a teenager. 
D)  Most film stars are either beautiful or handsome. 
E)  Lawrence worked on his project throughout the evening. 
A)  Paul watched Kathy throw a ball through the window. 
B)  Poverty is rampant in third world nations. 
C)  Bill's attitudes are normal for a teenager. 
D)  Most film stars are either beautiful or handsome. 
E)  Lawrence worked on his project throughout the evening.

Question 17

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Intelligible' means not being unintelligible" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being negative. 
B)  Being too broad. 
C)  Being figurative. 
D)  Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. 
E)  Being too narrow. 
A)  Being negative. 
B)  Being too broad. 
C)  Being figurative. 
D)  Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. 
E)  Being too narrow.

Question 18

In the definition "'Task' means a piece of work assigned to a person." the species term is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Piece. 
B)  Work. 
C)  Person. 
D)  A piece of work assigned to a person. 
E)  Task. 
A)  Piece. 
B)  Work. 
C)  Person. 
D)  A piece of work assigned to a person. 
E)  Task.

Question 19

The definition "'Vegan' means a morally conscientious individual who is sensitive to the suffering of animals and who, as a result, refuses to eat them" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A persuasive definition. 
B)  A stipulative definition. 
C)  A theoretical definition. 
D)  A lexical definition. 
E)  A moral definition. 
A)  A persuasive definition. 
B)  A stipulative definition. 
C)  A theoretical definition. 
D)  A lexical definition. 
E)  A moral definition.

Question 20

In the definition "'Squire' means a young man of noble birth who serves a knight" the genus term is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Knight. 
B)  Squire. 
C)  Young. 
D)  Man. 
E)  A young man of noble birth who serves a knight. 
A)  Knight. 
B)  Squire. 
C)  Young. 
D)  Man. 
E)  A young man of noble birth who serves a knight.

As a lexical definition, Edgar Shoaff's definition "Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths" may be criticized as:

In the definition "'Expert' means a person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field" the definiens is:

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

Which of the following statements is vague?

Conventional connotation is introduced to deal with the problem that arises because:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Cup' means a container for liquid" may be criticized as being:

In the definition "'Factory' means a building containing facilities for the manufacture of goods" the difference words are:

Which of the following are all connoted by the term "novelist"?

The definition "'Jurist' means someone such as William Brennan, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and Oliver Wendell Holmes" is an example of:

The definition "'Mine' means (1) an excavation in the earth, (2) an explosive device, (3) an abundant source" is an example of:

The definition "'Eiffel Tower' means that" (as you point to it) is an example of:

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pneumonia' means a disease of the lungs" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Refrigerator' means a compartment having one or two doors intended for storing food" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pencil' means a cylindrical piece of wood, a few inches in length, having a graphite core and a piece of soft rubber attached to one end" may be criticized as:

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Intelligible' means not being unintelligible" may be criticized as:

In the definition "'Task' means a piece of work assigned to a person." the species term is:

The definition "'Vegan' means a morally conscientious individual who is sensitive to the suffering of animals and who, as a result, refuses to eat them" is an example of:

In the definition "'Squire' means a young man of noble birth who serves a knight" the genus term is:

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Exam 2: Language: Meaning and Definition

As a lexical definition, Edgar Shoaff's definition "Advertising is the art of making whole lies out of half truths" may be criticized as:

In the definition "'Expert' means a person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field" the definiens is:

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

Which of the following statements is vague?

Conventional connotation is introduced to deal with the problem that arises because:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Cup' means a container for liquid" may be criticized as being:

In the definition "'Factory' means a building containing facilities for the manufacture of goods" the difference words are:

Which of the following are all connoted by the term "novelist"?

The definition "'Jurist' means someone such as William Brennan, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and Oliver Wendell Holmes" is an example of:

The definition "'Mine' means (1) an excavation in the earth, (2) an explosive device, (3) an abundant source" is an example of:

The definition "'Eiffel Tower' means that" (as you point to it) is an example of:

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pneumonia' means a disease of the lungs" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Refrigerator' means a compartment having one or two doors intended for storing food" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pencil' means a cylindrical piece of wood, a few inches in length, having a graphite core and a piece of soft rubber attached to one end" may be criticized as:

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Intelligible' means not being unintelligible" may be criticized as:

In the definition "'Task' means a piece of work assigned to a person." the species term is:

The definition "'Vegan' means a morally conscientious individual who is sensitive to the suffering of animals and who, as a result, refuses to eat them" is an example of:

In the definition "'Squire' means a young man of noble birth who serves a knight" the genus term is:

Basic Concepts

Informal Fallacies

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Syllogisms

Propositional Logic

Natural Deduction in Propositional Logic

Predicate Logic

Analogy and Legal and Moral Reasoning

Causality and Mills Methods

Probability

Statistical Reasoning

Hypotheticalscientific Reasoning

Science and Superstition

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