Question 1

The definition "'Key' means an instrument cut to open a lock" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  A stipulative definition. 
D)  A definition by subclass. 
E)  A precising definition. 
A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  A stipulative definition. 
D)  A definition by subclass. 
E)  A precising definition. B

Question 2

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. D

Question 3

Which of the following are both extensional definitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Synonymous definition, enumerative definition. 
B)  Enumerative definition, operational definition. 
C)  Etymological definition, definition by genus and difference. 
D)  Definition by subclass, enumerative definition. 
E)  Operational definition, demonstrative definition. 
A)  Synonymous definition, enumerative definition. 
B)  Enumerative definition, operational definition. 
C)  Etymological definition, definition by genus and difference. 
D)  Definition by subclass, enumerative definition. 
E)  Operational definition, demonstrative definition. D

Question 4

The definition "'Avaricious' means greedy" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A stipulative definition. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  A synonymous definition. 
D)  An extensional definition. 
E)  An enumerative definition. 
A)  A stipulative definition. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  A synonymous definition. 
D)  An extensional definition. 
E)  An enumerative definition.

Question 5

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Magnolia' means a flowering tree" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "'Historian: A broad-gauge gossip" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being obscure. 
B)  Being affective. 
C)  Being negative. 
D)  Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains. 
E)  Being ambiguous. 
A)  Being obscure. 
B)  Being affective. 
C)  Being negative. 
D)  Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains. 
E)  Being ambiguous.

Question 7

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)  The movie at the Roxie is fabulous. 
B)  Google is currently hiring programmers. 
C)  Marty's jokes are really funny. 
D)  I love your new hair do. 
E)  Some computer games are lots of fun to play. 
A)  The movie at the Roxie is fabulous. 
B)  Google is currently hiring programmers. 
C)  Marty's jokes are really funny. 
D)  I love your new hair do. 
E)  Some computer games are lots of fun to play.

Question 8

In the definition "'Temple' means an edifice dedicated to the worship of a deity" the difference word(s) is/are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Worship of a deity. 
B)  Deity. 
C)  Temple. 
D)  Dedicated to the worship of a deity. 
E)  Edifice. 
A)  Worship of a deity. 
B)  Deity. 
C)  Temple. 
D)  Dedicated to the worship of a deity. 
E)  Edifice.

Question 9

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pneumonia' means a disease that affects breathing" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being vague. 
B)  Being too narrow. 
C)  Being ambiguous. 
D)  Being circular. 
E)  Being overly medical. 
A)  Being vague. 
B)  Being too narrow. 
C)  Being ambiguous. 
D)  Being circular. 
E)  Being overly medical.

Question 10

The definition "'Theology' derives from the Greek words theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning reason or account" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A definition by genus and difference. 
B)  A religious definition. 
C)  An extensional definition. 
D)  An etymological definition. 
E)  A stipulative definition. 
A)  A definition by genus and difference. 
B)  A religious definition. 
C)  An extensional definition. 
D)  An etymological definition. 
E)  A stipulative definition.

Question 11

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Keyboard' means a board with keys" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being ambiguous. 
B)  Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains. 
C)  Being too broad. 
D)  Being circular. 
E)  Being vague. 
A)  Being ambiguous. 
B)  Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains. 
C)  Being too broad. 
D)  Being circular. 
E)  Being vague.

Question 12

The definition "'Rapper' means someone such as Sean Combs, Eminem, Jay Z, or Dr. Dre" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A definition by subclass. 
B)  A demonstrative definition. 
C)  An enumerative definition. 
D)  A precising definition. 
E)  A musical definition. 
A)  A definition by subclass. 
B)  A demonstrative definition. 
C)  An enumerative definition. 
D)  A precising definition. 
E)  A musical definition.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

Accepted Answer

A)  Professor Andrews talked about sex with his students. 
B)  Frances lost the election for student body president. 
C)  Frank's wife bought him a digital camera. 
D)  Rene Descartes was born in 1596. 
E)  The problems on this math test are easy. 
A)  Professor Andrews talked about sex with his students. 
B)  Frances lost the election for student body president. 
C)  Frank's wife bought him a digital camera. 
D)  Rene Descartes was born in 1596. 
E)  The problems on this math test are easy.

Question 14

Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension?

Accepted Answer

A)  Author of the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne. 
B)  Cat, mouse. 
C)  Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine. 
D)  Aaron Rodgers, quarterback. 
E)  Teacher, student. 
A)  Author of the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne. 
B)  Cat, mouse. 
C)  Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine. 
D)  Aaron Rodgers, quarterback. 
E)  Teacher, student.

Question 15

Denotation means roughly the same thing as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Extension. 
B)  Difference. 
C)  Intension. 
D)  Connotation. 
E)  Species. 
A)  Extension. 
B)  Difference. 
C)  Intension. 
D)  Connotation. 
E)  Species.

Question 16

The following dispute: Harry:
I see that the Zena Corporation is really doing well now. It earned $1.4 million last quarter.
Piper:
No, you're quite wrong about that. In fact Zena earned only $1.2 million last quarter.
Is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal arising from vagueness. 
B)  Moral. 
C)  Verbal arising from ambiguity. 
D)  Factual. 
E)  Financial. 
A)  Verbal arising from vagueness. 
B)  Moral. 
C)  Verbal arising from ambiguity. 
D)  Factual. 
E)  Financial.

Question 17

The definition "'Welfare' means a handout made by the government to lazy people who refuse to work" is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lexical definition. 
B)  Persuasive definition. 
C)  Precising definition. 
D)  Theoretical definition. 
E)  Stipulative definition. 
A)  Lexical definition. 
B)  Persuasive definition. 
C)  Precising definition. 
D)  Theoretical definition. 
E)  Stipulative definition.

Question 18

Which of the following are all denoted by the term "Coin"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Round, metallic, shiny, valuable. 
B)  American, Canadian, French, German. 
C)  Dime, nickel, quarter, penny. 
D)  Gold, silver, copper, zinc. 
E)  Government, nation, figurehead. 
A)  Round, metallic, shiny, valuable. 
B)  American, Canadian, French, German. 
C)  Dime, nickel, quarter, penny. 
D)  Gold, silver, copper, zinc. 
E)  Government, nation, figurehead.

Question 19

The definition "An investor is 'accredited,' for SEC purposes, if and only if he/she has a net worth of at least $1 million or an income of $200,000" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  An operational definition. 
B)  A lexical definition. 
C)  A financial definition. 
D)  A definition by genus and difference. 
E)  A precising definition. 
A)  An operational definition. 
B)  A lexical definition. 
C)  A financial definition. 
D)  A definition by genus and difference. 
E)  A precising definition.

Question 20

Which of the following are all connoted by the term "news anchor"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Microphone, camera, television, radio. 
B)  Katie Couric, Brooke Baldwin, Brian Williams, Jim Lehrer. 
C)  Informed, articulate, good looking, well dressed. 
D)  NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS. 
E)  Report, predict, speculate, analyze. 
A)  Microphone, camera, television, radio. 
B)  Katie Couric, Brooke Baldwin, Brian Williams, Jim Lehrer. 
C)  Informed, articulate, good looking, well dressed. 
D)  NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS. 
E)  Report, predict, speculate, analyze.

The definition "'Key' means an instrument cut to open a lock" is an example of:

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

Which of the following are both extensional definitions?

The definition "'Avaricious' means greedy" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Magnolia' means a flowering tree" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "'Historian: A broad-gauge gossip" may be criticized as:

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

In the definition "'Temple' means an edifice dedicated to the worship of a deity" the difference word(s) is/are:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pneumonia' means a disease that affects breathing" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Theology' derives from the Greek words theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning reason or account" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Keyboard' means a board with keys" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Rapper' means someone such as Sean Combs, Eminem, Jay Z, or Dr. Dre" is an example of:

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension?

Denotation means roughly the same thing as:

The following dispute: Harry: I see that the Zena Corporation is really doing well now. It earned $1.4 million last quarter. Piper: No, you're quite wrong about that. In fact Zena earned only $1.2 million last quarter. Is best described as:

The definition "'Welfare' means a handout made by the government to lazy people who refuse to work" is an example of a:

Which of the following are all denoted by the term "Coin"?

The definition "An investor is 'accredited,' for SEC purposes, if and only if he/she has a net worth of at least $1 million or an income of $200,000" is an example of:

Which of the following are all connoted by the term "news anchor"?

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Exam 2: Language: Meaning and Definition

The definition "'Key' means an instrument cut to open a lock" is an example of:

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

Which of the following are both extensional definitions?

The definition "'Avaricious' means greedy" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Magnolia' means a flowering tree" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "'Historian: A broad-gauge gossip" may be criticized as:

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

In the definition "'Temple' means an edifice dedicated to the worship of a deity" the difference word(s) is/are:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pneumonia' means a disease that affects breathing" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Theology' derives from the Greek words theos, meaning God, and logos, meaning reason or account" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Keyboard' means a board with keys" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Rapper' means someone such as Sean Combs, Eminem, Jay Z, or Dr. Dre" is an example of:

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension?

Denotation means roughly the same thing as:

The following dispute: Harry: I see that the Zena Corporation is really doing well now. It earned $1.4 million last quarter. Piper: No, you're quite wrong about that. In fact Zena earned only $1.2 million last quarter. Is best described as:

The definition "'Welfare' means a handout made by the government to lazy people who refuse to work" is an example of a:

Which of the following are all denoted by the term "Coin"?

The definition "An investor is 'accredited,' for SEC purposes, if and only if he/she has a net worth of at least $1 million or an income of $200,000" is an example of:

Which of the following are all connoted by the term "news anchor"?

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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