Question 1

In the definition "'Geode' means a hollow spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall" the definiendum is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hollow spheroidal rock. 
B)  With crystals lining the inside wall. 
C)  A hollow spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall. 
D)  Rock. 
E)  Geode. 
A)  Hollow spheroidal rock. 
B)  With crystals lining the inside wall. 
C)  A hollow spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall. 
D)  Rock. 
E)  Geode.

Question 2

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 3

The newspaper headline "Farmer Bill Dies in House" is primarily:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vague. 
B)  Ambiguous. 
C)  Evocative. 
D)  Analytic. 
E)  Conventional. 
A)  Vague. 
B)  Ambiguous. 
C)  Evocative. 
D)  Analytic. 
E)  Conventional.

Question 4

The definition "'Lamp' means that and that and that" (as you point to a number of lamps) is an example of:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

In the definition "'Nest' means a bowl-shaped structure prepared by a bird for incubating eggs and rearing young" the difference words are (select the best answer):

Accepted Answer

A)  Nest, structure. 
B)  Prepared by a bird. 
C)  Bowl-shaped, prepared by a bird for incubating eggs and rearing young. 
D)  Bowl-shaped structure. 
E)  For incubating eggs and rearing young. 
A)  Nest, structure. 
B)  Prepared by a bird. 
C)  Bowl-shaped, prepared by a bird for incubating eggs and rearing young. 
D)  Bowl-shaped structure. 
E)  For incubating eggs and rearing young.

Question 6

In the definition "'Stage' means a platform on which actors perform in a theater" the species term is:

Accepted Answer

A)  A platform on which actors perform in a theater. 
B)  Platform. 
C)  Actors. 
D)  Theater. 
E)  Stage. 
A)  A platform on which actors perform in a theater. 
B)  Platform. 
C)  Actors. 
D)  Theater. 
E)  Stage.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which of the following words is a term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opportunity. 
B)  Again. 
C)  Beyond the horizon. 
D)  Everywhere but here. 
E)  Sloppily reasoned. 
A)  Opportunity. 
B)  Again. 
C)  Beyond the horizon. 
D)  Everywhere but here. 
E)  Sloppily reasoned.

Question 9

In the definition " 'Optimist' means a person who is hopeful and confident about the future" the species term is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Person. 
B)  Future. 
C)  Optimist. 
D)  Hopeful. 
E)  Confident. 
A)  Person. 
B)  Future. 
C)  Optimist. 
D)  Hopeful. 
E)  Confident.

Question 10

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Politician: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Sales, profits, assets, liabilities. 
B)  Stylish, functional, accurate, battery operated. 
C)  American, French, Swiss, Japanese. 
D)  Timex, Cartier, Omega, Casio. 
E)  United States, France, Switzerland, Japan. 
A)  Sales, profits, assets, liabilities. 
B)  Stylish, functional, accurate, battery operated. 
C)  American, French, Swiss, Japanese. 
D)  Timex, Cartier, Omega, Casio. 
E)  United States, France, Switzerland, Japan.

Question 12

Which of the following words is a term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Around the corner. 
B)  Credibility. 
C)  Since. 
D)  Fantastic. 
E)  Alternately. 
A)  Around the corner. 
B)  Credibility. 
C)  Since. 
D)  Fantastic. 
E)  Alternately.

Question 13

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Private insurance companies regularly overbill the Medicare program. 
B)  From what I saw last night, it's clear that your little brother is a brat. 
C)  Justin Timberlake's latest CD is positively stunning. 
D)  Professor Gibson delivered a moronic lecture today on Plato's metaphysics. 
E)  Everyone with a functioning brain rejects religious fundamentalism. 
A)  Private insurance companies regularly overbill the Medicare program. 
B)  From what I saw last night, it's clear that your little brother is a brat. 
C)  Justin Timberlake's latest CD is positively stunning. 
D)  Professor Gibson delivered a moronic lecture today on Plato's metaphysics. 
E)  Everyone with a functioning brain rejects religious fundamentalism.

Question 14

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most art museums are reluctant to purchase the work of young artists. 
B)  The diagnosis of bipolar disorder among adolescents has risen in recent years. 
C)  Dog fighting is a thoroughly disgusting line of business. 
D)  When interest rates rise, the number of real estate foreclosures tends to increase. 
E)  Mountaintop removal of coal causes tremendous erosion and soil runoff. 
A)  Most art museums are reluctant to purchase the work of young artists. 
B)  The diagnosis of bipolar disorder among adolescents has risen in recent years. 
C)  Dog fighting is a thoroughly disgusting line of business. 
D)  When interest rates rise, the number of real estate foreclosures tends to increase. 
E)  Mountaintop removal of coal causes tremendous erosion and soil runoff.

Question 15

The definition "'Covenant' means agreement" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  An ostensive definition. 
C)  A legal definition. 
D)  An etymological definition. 
E)  A precising definition. 
A)  A synonymous definition. 
B)  An ostensive definition. 
C)  A legal definition. 
D)  An etymological definition. 
E)  A precising definition.

Question 16

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 17

Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbonated soft drink, drink, soft drink Pepsi. 
B)  Soft drink, carbonated soft drink, Pepsi, drink. 
C)  Pepsi, carbonated soft drink, soft drink, drink. 
D)  Drink, soft drink, carbonated soft drink, Pepsi. 
E)  Pepsi, drink, carbonated soft drink, soft drink. 
A)  Carbonated soft drink, drink, soft drink Pepsi. 
B)  Soft drink, carbonated soft drink, Pepsi, drink. 
C)  Pepsi, carbonated soft drink, soft drink, drink. 
D)  Drink, soft drink, carbonated soft drink, Pepsi. 
E)  Pepsi, drink, carbonated soft drink, soft drink.

Question 18

The following dispute: Margie:
Our friend Ann just got a new puppy.
Adam:
I'm afraid you're wrong. What she got was a kitten.
Is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal arising from ambiguity. 
B)  Contentious. 
C)  Factual. 
D)  Friendly. 
E)  Verbal arising from vagueness. 
A)  Verbal arising from ambiguity. 
B)  Contentious. 
C)  Factual. 
D)  Friendly. 
E)  Verbal arising from vagueness.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  American, French, Spanish, Italian. 
B)  New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlantic City. 
C)  Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, John Stewart. 
D)  Sitcoms, dramas, musicals, fantasies. 
E)  Humorous, quick witted, clever, articulate. 
A)  American, French, Spanish, Italian. 
B)  New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlantic City. 
C)  Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, John Stewart. 
D)  Sitcoms, dramas, musicals, fantasies. 
E)  Humorous, quick witted, clever, articulate.

Question 20

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Tooth paste' means paste for teeth" may be criticized as:

Accepted Answer

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

In the definition "'Geode' means a hollow spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall" the definiendum is:

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

The newspaper headline "Farmer Bill Dies in House" is primarily:

The definition "'Lamp' means that and that and that" (as you point to a number of lamps) is an example of:

In the definition "'Nest' means a bowl-shaped structure prepared by a bird for incubating eggs and rearing young" the difference words are (select the best answer):

In the definition "'Stage' means a platform on which actors perform in a theater" the species term is:

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

Which of the following words is a term?

In the definition " 'Optimist' means a person who is hopeful and confident about the future" the species term is:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Politician: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared" may be criticized as:

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

Which of the following words is a term?

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

The definition "'Covenant' means agreement" is an example of:

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

Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension?

The following dispute: Margie: Our friend Ann just got a new puppy. Adam: I'm afraid you're wrong. What she got was a kitten. Is best described as:

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

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Tooth paste' means paste for teeth" may be criticized as:

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Informal Fallacies

Categorical Propositions

Categorical Syllogisms

Propositional Logic

Natural Deduction in Propositional Logic

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Causality and Mills Methods

Probability

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Exam 2: Language: Meaning and Definition

In the definition "'Geode' means a hollow spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall" the definiendum is:

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

The newspaper headline "Farmer Bill Dies in House" is primarily:

The definition "'Lamp' means that and that and that" (as you point to a number of lamps) is an example of:

In the definition "'Nest' means a bowl-shaped structure prepared by a bird for incubating eggs and rearing young" the difference words are (select the best answer):

In the definition "'Stage' means a platform on which actors perform in a theater" the species term is:

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

Which of the following words is a term?

In the definition " 'Optimist' means a person who is hopeful and confident about the future" the species term is:

As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition "Politician: An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared" may be criticized as:

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

Which of the following words is a term?

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?

The definition "'Covenant' means agreement" is an example of:

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

Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension?

The following dispute: Margie: Our friend Ann just got a new puppy. Adam: I'm afraid you're wrong. What she got was a kitten. Is best described as:

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

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Tooth paste' means paste for teeth" may be criticized as:

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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