Question 1

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A bachelor is a person not a woman who has never been married.

Accepted Answer

Unnecessar

Question 2

A merely verbal dispute occurs when two or more people express in words different views on a subject (e.g., one avows theism and the other agnosticism), but do not behave differently (e.g., both go to the same church).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A definition is too wide when the

Accepted Answer

A)  definiens fails to apply to some objects in the extension of the definiendum. 
B)  definiendum is extensionally equivalent to its intension. 
C)  definiens is extensionally equivalent to its intension. 
D)  definiens applies to objects outside the extension of the definiendum. 
A)  definiens fails to apply to some objects in the extension of the definiendum. 
B)  definiendum is extensionally equivalent to its intension. 
C)  definiens is extensionally equivalent to its intension. 
D)  definiens applies to objects outside the extension of the definiendum.

Question 4

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: An optimist is someone who never sees the bad side of things.

Accepted Answer

Unnecessar

Question 5

If a persuasive definition is employed in the following dialog, explain its weakness in terms of the six criteria for definitions; if it is instead a merely verbal dispute, identify the word or phrase that has a double meaning, and provide a definition for both meanings.
Chris: Do you think men and women should have equal rights?
Sue: Yes. Why do you ask?
Chris: Well, someone had told me you were not a feminist, but I'm glad to find out you are.
Sue: But I'm not a feminist. "Feminist" just means a man-hater who wants women to rule the world.

Accepted Answer

Merely ver

Question 6

The statements "Joe loves Mary" and "Mary is loved by Joe" express the same proposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Running" is a term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A single statement may express more than one proposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who has never learned to walk. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A teacher is a person who gives instruction to children.

Accepted Answer

Too wide (e.g., pare

Question 11

Which of the following most accurately identifies the relationship between the genus and the species?

Accepted Answer

A)  The species is a proper subclass of the genus. 
B)  The genus is a proper subclass of the species. 
C)  The species is a subclass of the genus. 
D)  The genus is a subclass of the species. 
A)  The species is a proper subclass of the genus. 
B)  The genus is a proper subclass of the species. 
C)  The species is a subclass of the genus. 
D)  The genus is a subclass of the species.

Question 12

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A confined aquifer is an aquifer that is confined between two aquitards. (Freeze and Cherry, Groundwater)

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the...

Question 13

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: An alcoholic is someone who is always drunk.

Accepted Answer

Too narrow

Question 14

A word that has more than one meaning is said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  obscure. 
B)  ambiguous. 
C)  vague. 
D)  figurative. 
A)  obscure. 
B)  ambiguous. 
C)  vague. 
D)  figurative.

Question 15

A stipulative definition is a type of extensional definition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: Ethics is the study of what makes behavior ethical or not.

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Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A bachelor is a person not a woman who has never been married.

A merely verbal dispute occurs when two or more people express in words different views on a subject (e.g., one avows theism and the other agnosticism), but do not behave differently (e.g., both go to the same church).

A definition is too wide when the

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: An optimist is someone who never sees the bad side of things.

The statements "Joe loves Mary" and "Mary is loved by Joe" express the same proposition.

"Running" is a term.

A single statement may express more than one proposition.

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who has never learned to walk. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A teacher is a person who gives instruction to children.

Which of the following most accurately identifies the relationship between the genus and the species?

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A confined aquifer is an aquifer that is confined between two aquitards. (Freeze and Cherry, Groundwater)

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: An alcoholic is someone who is always drunk.

A word that has more than one meaning is said to be

A stipulative definition is a type of extensional definition.

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: Ethics is the study of what makes behavior ethical or not.

Basic Concepts

Identifying Arguments

Informal Fallacies

Categorical Logic: Statements

Categorical Logic: Syllogisms

Statement Logic: Truth Tables

Statement Logic: Proofs

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Exam 3: Logic and Language

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A bachelor is a person not a woman who has never been married.

A merely verbal dispute occurs when two or more people express in words different views on a subject (e.g., one avows theism and the other agnosticism), but do not behave differently (e.g., both go to the same church).

A definition is too wide when the

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: An optimist is someone who never sees the bad side of things.

The statements "Joe loves Mary" and "Mary is loved by Joe" express the same proposition.

"Running" is a term.

A single statement may express more than one proposition.

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who has never learned to walk. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A teacher is a person who gives instruction to children.

Which of the following most accurately identifies the relationship between the genus and the species?

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: A confined aquifer is an aquifer that is confined between two aquitards. (Freeze and Cherry, Groundwater)

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: An alcoholic is someone who is always drunk.

A word that has more than one meaning is said to be

A stipulative definition is a type of extensional definition.

Using the six definitional criteria, evaluate the following: Ethics is the study of what makes behavior ethical or not.

Basic Concepts

Identifying Arguments

Informal Fallacies

Categorical Logic: Statements

Categorical Logic: Syllogisms

Statement Logic: Truth Tables

Statement Logic: Proofs

Predicate Logic

Inductive Logic

Filters