Exam 2: Language: Meaning and Definition

The following dispute: Kent: I see that your friend is back playing tennis. I heard him tell you that he had a match. Laura: You couldn't be more wrong. I asked him if he could light my cigarette, and he said he had a match. Is best described as:

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Question 101

The definition "'Parlor' means a room for receiving visitors" is an example of:

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Question 102

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

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Question 103

As a lexical definition, Lord Webb-Johnson's multiple definition "A neurotic is a person who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is a man who lives in it. And a psychiatrist is a man who collects the rent" may be criticized as:

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Question 104

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

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Question 105

As a lexical definition, the definition "A painter's easel is an easel used by a painter" may be criticized as being:

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Question 106

Which of the following are both extensional definitions?

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Question 107

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

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Question 108

The definition "Salmon is 'cooked' if and only if it flakes when pulled apart" is an example of:

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Question 109

The definition "'Bird' means a robin, sparrow, finch, swallow, crow, and so on" is an example of:

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Question 110

The definition "'Marijuana' means a dangerous drug made from the hemp plant that leads its users to cocaine, heroine, and a life of addiction" is an example of:

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Question 111

'Intension' means roughly the same thing as:

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Question 112

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

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Question 113

Which of the following is always an intensional definition?

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Question 114

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

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Question 115

The definition "'Democracy' derives from the Greek words demos, meaning populace and kratos, meaning strength or power" is an example of:

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Question 116

The definition "'Demolish' means destroy" is an example of:

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Question 117

In the definition "'Cloth' means a fabric made by weaving or knitting" the species term is:

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Question 118

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Traffic light' means a red, green, or yellow light found on street and highway intersections" may be criticized as:

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Question 119

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

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Question 120

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The following dispute: Kent: I see that your friend is back playing tennis. I heard him tell you that he had a match. Laura: You couldn't be more wrong. I asked him if he could light my cigarette, and he said he had a match. Is best described as:

The definition "'Parlor' means a room for receiving visitors" is an example of:

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

As a lexical definition, Lord Webb-Johnson's multiple definition "A neurotic is a person who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is a man who lives in it. And a psychiatrist is a man who collects the rent" may be criticized as:

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

As a lexical definition, the definition "A painter's easel is an easel used by a painter" may be criticized as being:

Which of the following are both extensional definitions?

Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?

The definition "Salmon is 'cooked' if and only if it flakes when pulled apart" is an example of:

The definition "'Bird' means a robin, sparrow, finch, swallow, crow, and so on" is an example of:

The definition "'Marijuana' means a dangerous drug made from the hemp plant that leads its users to cocaine, heroine, and a life of addiction" is an example of:

'Intension' means roughly the same thing as:

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

Which of the following is always an intensional definition?

Which of the following statements is ambiguous?

The definition "'Democracy' derives from the Greek words demos, meaning populace and kratos, meaning strength or power" is an example of:

The definition "'Demolish' means destroy" is an example of:

In the definition "'Cloth' means a fabric made by weaving or knitting" the species term is:

As a lexical definition, the definition "'Traffic light' means a red, green, or yellow light found on street and highway intersections" may be criticized as:

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

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