Exam 3: Cost Volume Profit Analysis and Pricing Decisions

Classify the following: "'Freedom' is just another word for nothing left to lose."-Kris Kristofferson

Considering the context in which it was most likely uttered, would you say the following claim is ambiguous, too vague, or neither? The snacks are delicious. But remember to wash the spoons before you eat them.

For the term, "education," invent a persuasive definition (either positive or negative). Remember, persuasive definitions can be analytical definitions, definitions by example, or definitions by synonym.

Arrange the lettered items below in order of increasingly favorable emotive meaning. Instructor and/or students may want to fuss about some of our rankings in these problems. We've said (a) = (b) when (a) and (b) seem equally favorable to us. Kim a. reads all the time. b. is a voracious reader. c. is extremely well-read. d. is a bookworm.

Classify the following definition according to its use: to reduce vagueness, to introduce or explain a new or unusual word, to evoke an attitude about something, or to accomplish some other purpose. The "HO" in "HO gauge" stands for "half-O," which refers to an older scale for model trains. HO gauge is one-half the scale of O-gauge, or one-sixty-fourth of full size.

Classify the following: "The Ojibwa are a tribe of Algonquian Indians of the Lake Superior region."

For the term, "psychiatrist," invent a persuasive definition (either positive or negative). Remember, persuasive definitions can be analytical definitions, definitions by example, or definitions by synonym.

Define "government worker" by synonyms, using one synonym that carries a complimentary meaning and one that carries a derogatory emotive meaning.

Classify the following: "'Adult beverage' is anything that will get you drunk and make you act like an adolescent."

Identify any unnecessary and potentially offensive references to gender, race, or other features in the following passage and, as necessary, rewrite the passage in neutral language. "That's one small step for a man, and one giant leap for mankind."-Neil Armstrong, upon first setting foot on the moon

Identify any unnecessary and potentially offensive references to gender, race, or other features in the following passage and, as necessary, rewrite the passage in neutral language. General Colin Powell was the first black army officer to have achieved the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Using a name or description of an item that you can't point to, provide a definition by example for "charity." If you have difficulty doing so, try to identify the source of the trouble.

Classify the following: "Dr. Monfort thinks 'new-age' is another word for mindless."

Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter. Professional sports? Never watch 'em. They're all fixed.

Determine whether the following claim is too vague in the context that is stated or implied: The president has determined that tax reform will be his first priority during his second term in office.

A definition by example can be used to differentiate between the meanings of "equilateral triangle" and "equiangular triangle."

Criticize the following claim based on the material from Chapter 3 of the text. "My position on Vietnam is very simple. And I feel this way. I haven't spoken on it because I haven't felt there was any major contribution that I had to make at the time. I think that our concepts as a nation and that our actions have not kept pace with the changing conditions, and therefore our actions are not completely relevant today to the realities of the magnitude and the complexity of the problems that we face in this conflict."-New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, when asked by a reporter about his position on the Vietnam War

Which of the following is a matter of degrees (more than one answer is possible)? __ generality __ ambiguity __ definition __vagueness

Classify the following: "Military intelligence. A contradiction in terms."-Groucho Marx

Determine whether the following claim is best classified as semantically ambiguous (and whether this contains grouping ambiguities), syntactically ambiguous, or free from ambiguity: "Police said Sunday that a Lebanese woman arrested in Milan planned to deliver photographs of American hostages to an Italian man who has been linked to arms scandals.... The man... was questioned by police after they found the photos and a letter from a hostage hidden in a bottom of the woman's suitcase Thursday."-From an Associated Press dispatch, Sacramento Bee