Question 1

The kind of definition that assigns a meaning to a word by indicating the attributes that the word connotes is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An enumerative definition. 
B)  A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. 
C)  A theoretical definition. 
D)  An intensional definition. 
E)  A definition by subclass. 
A)  An enumerative definition. 
B)  A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. 
C)  A theoretical definition. 
D)  An intensional definition. 
E)  A definition by subclass.

Question 2

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal rights groups argue that live animals should not be used as mascots. 
B)  The recent jobs report raised fears of a recession among Wall Street investors. 
C)  Piracy continues to be a drag on the motion picture industry. 
D)  The Los Angeles Times is a better paper than the San Francisco Chronicle. 
E)  Diabetes poses a serious threat to the health of the elderly. 
A)  Animal rights groups argue that live animals should not be used as mascots. 
B)  The recent jobs report raised fears of a recession among Wall Street investors. 
C)  Piracy continues to be a drag on the motion picture industry. 
D)  The Los Angeles Times is a better paper than the San Francisco Chronicle. 
E)  Diabetes poses a serious threat to the health of the elderly.

Question 3

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Chip' means a softly sliced return shot with heavy backspin" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The following dispute: Alan:
This exhibition of photographs should be shut down. It's clearly pornographic.
Daisy:
How can you say that? The photographs are of the human body, and the human body is beautiful.
Is best described as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

In the definition "'Fjord' means a narrow inlet of sea water with steep sides carved by glaciers" the difference words include (among others):

Accepted Answer

A)  Fjord, inlet. 
B)  Inlet, steep sides carved by glaciers. 
C)  Inlet, carved by glaciers. 
D)  Fjord, sea water. 
E)  Narrow, carved by glaciers. 
A)  Fjord, inlet. 
B)  Inlet, steep sides carved by glaciers. 
C)  Inlet, carved by glaciers. 
D)  Fjord, sea water. 
E)  Narrow, carved by glaciers.

Question 6

The definition "'Leg' means (1) a lower limb of a biped, (2) a support for a piece of furniture, (3) a part of a garment" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The definition "'Vehicle' means a car, truck, motorcycle, bus, and so on" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A theoretical definition. 
B)  A definition by subclass. 
C)  A circular definition. 
D)  A definition by genus and difference. 
E)  An enumerative definition. 
A)  A theoretical definition. 
B)  A definition by subclass. 
C)  A circular definition. 
D)  A definition by genus and difference. 
E)  An enumerative definition.

Question 8

The definition "'Pusillanimous' means cowardly" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A demonstrative definition. 
B)  A theoretical definition. 
C)  A definition by genus and difference. 
D)  A synonymous definition. 
E)  A precising definition. 
A)  A demonstrative definition. 
B)  A theoretical definition. 
C)  A definition by genus and difference. 
D)  A synonymous definition. 
E)  A precising definition.

Question 9

The definition "'Pre-Socratic philosopher' means someone such as Thales, Anaxagoras, Parmenides, or Heraclitus" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A definition by subclass. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  An enumerative definition. 
D)  A synonymous definition. 
E)  A philosophical definition. 
A)  A definition by subclass. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  An enumerative definition. 
D)  A synonymous definition. 
E)  A philosophical definition.

Question 10

The following dispute: Cindy:
I have it on good authority that you lifted your term paper from the Internet. I'm afraid you're guilty of plagiarism.
Dave:
That's not plagiarism. It's true that the original paper came from the Internet, but I changed many of the words before I handed it in.
Is best described as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

In the definition "'Ship' means a large vessel propelled by sails or engines" the definiendum is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Large. 
B)  Vessel. 
C)  A large vessel propelled by sails or engines. 
D)  Propelled by sails or engines. 
E)  Ship. 
A)  Large. 
B)  Vessel. 
C)  A large vessel propelled by sails or engines. 
D)  Propelled by sails or engines. 
E)  Ship.

Question 12

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 13

In the definition "'Mandolin' means a twelve-stringed lute," the words "a twelve-stringed lute" are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Explanandum. 
B)  Definiendum. 
C)  Explanans. 
D)  Definiens. 
E)  Explicandum. 
A)  Explanandum. 
B)  Definiendum. 
C)  Explanans. 
D)  Definiens. 
E)  Explicandum.

Question 14

Which of the following is always an extensional definition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theoretical definition. 
B)  Enumerative definition. 
C)  Etymological definition. 
D)  Synonymous definition. 
E)  Precising definition. 
A)  Theoretical definition. 
B)  Enumerative definition. 
C)  Etymological definition. 
D)  Synonymous definition. 
E)  Precising definition.

Question 15

The definition "'Physicist' means someone such as Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, or Werner Heisenberg" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  A definition by subclass. 
D)  An enumerative definition. 
E)  A scientific definition. 
A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  A definition by genus and difference. 
C)  A definition by subclass. 
D)  An enumerative definition. 
E)  A scientific definition.

Question 16

The definition "'Burn' means to give off heat by combining with oxygen; to oxidize" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A persuasive definition. 
B)  An extensional definition. 
C)  A definition by genus and difference. 
D)  A thermodynamic definition. 
E)  A theoretical definition. 
A)  A persuasive definition. 
B)  An extensional definition. 
C)  A definition by genus and difference. 
D)  A thermodynamic definition. 
E)  A theoretical definition.

Question 17

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The definition "'Case' means (1) a set of circumstances, (2) a lawsuit, (3) a box for holding something" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

In the definition "'Spire' means a tapering structure on the top of a building," the difference words include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Structure, tapering. 
B)  Spire, structure. 
C)  Tapering, on top of a building. 
D)  Structure, on top of a building. 
E)  Spire, building. 
A)  Structure, tapering. 
B)  Spire, structure. 
C)  Tapering, on top of a building. 
D)  Structure, on top of a building. 
E)  Spire, building.

Question 20

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Art' is what separates man from beast" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being circular. 
B)  Being vague. 
C)  Being ambiguous. 
D)  Being figurative. 
E)  Being negative. 
A)  Being circular. 
B)  Being vague. 
C)  Being ambiguous. 
D)  Being figurative. 
E)  Being negative.

The kind of definition that assigns a meaning to a word by indicating the attributes that the word connotes is:

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Chip' means a softly sliced return shot with heavy backspin" may be criticized as:

The following dispute: Alan: This exhibition of photographs should be shut down. It's clearly pornographic. Daisy: How can you say that? The photographs are of the human body, and the human body is beautiful. Is best described as:

In the definition "'Fjord' means a narrow inlet of sea water with steep sides carved by glaciers" the difference words include (among others):

The definition "'Leg' means (1) a lower limb of a biped, (2) a support for a piece of furniture, (3) a part of a garment" is an example of:

The definition "'Vehicle' means a car, truck, motorcycle, bus, and so on" is an example of:

The definition "'Pusillanimous' means cowardly" is an example of:

The definition "'Pre-Socratic philosopher' means someone such as Thales, Anaxagoras, Parmenides, or Heraclitus" is an example of:

In the definition "'Ship' means a large vessel propelled by sails or engines" the definiendum 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 "'Mandolin' means a twelve-stringed lute," the words "a twelve-stringed lute" are the:

Which of the following is always an extensional definition?

The definition "'Physicist' means someone such as Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, or Werner Heisenberg" is an example of:

The definition "'Burn' means to give off heat by combining with oxygen; to oxidize" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Case' means (1) a set of circumstances, (2) a lawsuit, (3) a box for holding something" is an example of:

In the definition "'Spire' means a tapering structure on the top of a building," the difference words include:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Art' is what separates man from beast" may be criticized as:

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Exam 2: Language: Meaning and Definition

The kind of definition that assigns a meaning to a word by indicating the attributes that the word connotes is:

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Chip' means a softly sliced return shot with heavy backspin" may be criticized as:

The following dispute: Alan: This exhibition of photographs should be shut down. It's clearly pornographic. Daisy: How can you say that? The photographs are of the human body, and the human body is beautiful. Is best described as:

In the definition "'Fjord' means a narrow inlet of sea water with steep sides carved by glaciers" the difference words include (among others):

The definition "'Leg' means (1) a lower limb of a biped, (2) a support for a piece of furniture, (3) a part of a garment" is an example of:

The definition "'Vehicle' means a car, truck, motorcycle, bus, and so on" is an example of:

The definition "'Pusillanimous' means cowardly" is an example of:

The definition "'Pre-Socratic philosopher' means someone such as Thales, Anaxagoras, Parmenides, or Heraclitus" is an example of:

In the definition "'Ship' means a large vessel propelled by sails or engines" the definiendum 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 "'Mandolin' means a twelve-stringed lute," the words "a twelve-stringed lute" are the:

Which of the following is always an extensional definition?

The definition "'Physicist' means someone such as Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, or Werner Heisenberg" is an example of:

The definition "'Burn' means to give off heat by combining with oxygen; to oxidize" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Case' means (1) a set of circumstances, (2) a lawsuit, (3) a box for holding something" is an example of:

In the definition "'Spire' means a tapering structure on the top of a building," the difference words include:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Art' is what separates man from beast" may be criticized as:

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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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