Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Human, human less than twenty feet tall. 
B)  Resident of Paris, resident of London. 
C)  Toyota, Honda. 
D)  United Parcel Service, Federal Express. 
E)  Collie, poodle. 
A)  Human, human less than twenty feet tall. 
B)  Resident of Paris, resident of London. 
C)  Toyota, Honda. 
D)  United Parcel Service, Federal Express. 
E)  Collie, poodle.

Question 2

The definition "'Foxhead' means a person whose head is filled with misinformation from listening to Fox News" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  An enumerative definition. 
B)  A synonymous definition. 
C)  A lexical definition. 
D)  A stipulative definition. 
E)  A precising definition. 
A)  An enumerative definition. 
B)  A synonymous definition. 
C)  A lexical definition. 
D)  A stipulative definition. 
E)  A precising definition.

Question 3

Which of the following are both intensional definitions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The definition "'Filly' means a young female horse" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  French, Italian, Spanish, American. 
B)  Museums, schools, banks, restaurants. 
C)  Paris, Rome, Madrid, San Francisco. 
D)  Large, populous, charming, historic. 
E)  France, Italy, Spain, United States. 
A)  French, Italian, Spanish, American. 
B)  Museums, schools, banks, restaurants. 
C)  Paris, Rome, Madrid, San Francisco. 
D)  Large, populous, charming, historic. 
E)  France, Italy, Spain, United States.

Question 6

The following dispute: Ann:
During the Iraq war, our troops tortured prisoners by kicking and beating them.
Steve:
Don't be silly. That's not torture, it's just rough treatment.
Is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Factual. 
B)  Political. 
C)  Verbal arising from ambiguity. 
D)  Verbal arising from vagueness. 
E)  Dispositional. 
A)  Factual. 
B)  Political. 
C)  Verbal arising from ambiguity. 
D)  Verbal arising from vagueness. 
E)  Dispositional.

Question 7

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Razor' means a cutaneal follicular outgrowth truncator" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Television, radio, stage, screen. 
B)  Empathic, talented, intuitive, perceptive. 
C)  Nicole Kidman, Helen Hunt, Christina Aguilera, Angelina Jolie. 
D)  Drama, comedy, documentary, horror. 
E)  Wealthy, popular, admired, followed. 
A)  Television, radio, stage, screen. 
B)  Empathic, talented, intuitive, perceptive. 
C)  Nicole Kidman, Helen Hunt, Christina Aguilera, Angelina Jolie. 
D)  Drama, comedy, documentary, horror. 
E)  Wealthy, popular, admired, followed.

Question 9

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Democrat' means a person who believes that every citizen counts for something" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The definition "'Phonograph' is a word derived from the Greek words phon, meaning 'sound' and graphein, meaning 'to write'" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Credit card' means a wallet-sized piece of plastic embossed with several numerals and containing a magnetic strip" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition of logic as "The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing intension?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leaded gasoline, gasoline, fossil fuel, fuel. 
B)  Fossil fuel, fuel, leaded gasoline, gasoline. 
C)  Fuel, fossil fuel, gasoline, leaded gasoline. 
D)  Gasoline, leaded gasoline, fuel, fossil fuel. 
E)  Fossil fuel, gasoline, leaded gasoline, fuel. 
A)  Leaded gasoline, gasoline, fossil fuel, fuel. 
B)  Fossil fuel, fuel, leaded gasoline, gasoline. 
C)  Fuel, fossil fuel, gasoline, leaded gasoline. 
D)  Gasoline, leaded gasoline, fuel, fossil fuel. 
E)  Fossil fuel, gasoline, leaded gasoline, fuel.

Question 15

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rowen Atkins' latest film is irresistibly charming. 
B)  Flash drives allow data to be transferred from one computer to another. 
C)  Vera Wang released an outlandish collection in Milan last week. 
D)  Your brother's position on euthanasia is ridiculous, to say the least. 
E)  The state senate's current session has been a disaster up till now. 
A)  Rowen Atkins' latest film is irresistibly charming. 
B)  Flash drives allow data to be transferred from one computer to another. 
C)  Vera Wang released an outlandish collection in Milan last week. 
D)  Your brother's position on euthanasia is ridiculous, to say the least. 
E)  The state senate's current session has been a disaster up till now.

Question 16

Which of the following words or group of words is not a term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Author of Evangeline. 
B)  Easily readable. 
C)  Most expensive bottle of wine. 
D)  New Guinea. 
E)  Agility. 
A)  Author of Evangeline. 
B)  Easily readable. 
C)  Most expensive bottle of wine. 
D)  New Guinea. 
E)  Agility.

Question 17

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Honey' means a naturally produced mixture of proline, fructose, and gluconic acid" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The following dispute: Francine:
Professor Thompson's economics class is very hard.
Dorothy:
Well, I took that class last year, and I didn't find it hard at all.
Is best described as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

As a lexical definition, Will Rogers' definition "A college professor is someone with a lot of big ideas that don't work out" may be criticized as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  Affective. 
B)  Negative. 
C)  Ambiguous. 
D)  Obscure. 
E)  Vague. 
A)  Affective. 
B)  Negative. 
C)  Ambiguous. 
D)  Obscure. 
E)  Vague.

Question 20

Which of the following are both intensional definitions?

Accepted Answer

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

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

The definition "'Foxhead' means a person whose head is filled with misinformation from listening to Fox News" is an example of:

Which of the following are both intensional definitions?

The definition "'Filly' means a young female horse" is an example of:

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

The following dispute: Ann: During the Iraq war, our troops tortured prisoners by kicking and beating them. Steve: Don't be silly. That's not torture, it's just rough treatment. Is best described as:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Razor' means a cutaneal follicular outgrowth truncator" may be criticized as:

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

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Democrat' means a person who believes that every citizen counts for something" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Phonograph' is a word derived from the Greek words phon, meaning 'sound' and graphein, meaning 'to write'" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Credit card' means a wallet-sized piece of plastic embossed with several numerals and containing a magnetic strip" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition of logic as "The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding" may be criticized as:

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

Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing intension?

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

Which of the following words or group of words is not a term?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Honey' means a naturally produced mixture of proline, fructose, and gluconic acid" may be criticized as:

The following dispute: Francine: Professor Thompson's economics class is very hard. Dorothy: Well, I took that class last year, and I didn't find it hard at all. Is best described as:

As a lexical definition, Will Rogers' definition "A college professor is someone with a lot of big ideas that don't work out" may be criticized as being:

Which of the following are both intensional definitions?

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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Exam 2: Language: Meaning and Definition

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

The definition "'Foxhead' means a person whose head is filled with misinformation from listening to Fox News" is an example of:

Which of the following are both intensional definitions?

The definition "'Filly' means a young female horse" is an example of:

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

The following dispute: Ann: During the Iraq war, our troops tortured prisoners by kicking and beating them. Steve: Don't be silly. That's not torture, it's just rough treatment. Is best described as:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Razor' means a cutaneal follicular outgrowth truncator" may be criticized as:

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

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Democrat' means a person who believes that every citizen counts for something" may be criticized as:

The definition "'Phonograph' is a word derived from the Greek words phon, meaning 'sound' and graphein, meaning 'to write'" is an example of:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Credit card' means a wallet-sized piece of plastic embossed with several numerals and containing a magnetic strip" may be criticized as:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition of logic as "The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding" may be criticized as:

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

Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing intension?

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

Which of the following words or group of words is not a term?

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Honey' means a naturally produced mixture of proline, fructose, and gluconic acid" may be criticized as:

The following dispute: Francine: Professor Thompson's economics class is very hard. Dorothy: Well, I took that class last year, and I didn't find it hard at all. Is best described as:

As a lexical definition, Will Rogers' definition "A college professor is someone with a lot of big ideas that don't work out" may be criticized as being:

Which of the following are both intensional definitions?

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

Filters