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1. Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?
a. Francesca Davis gave a thrilling rendition of Mimi in La Boheme last week.
b. Craig’s performance in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible was mesmerizing.
c. The quarterback looked like a complete buffoon in yesterday’s game.
d. Hume claims that ethical decisions are grounded in our emotions.
e. The role of the police officer, played by Richard Gere, is riveting.
2. Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?
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.
3. Which of the following statements is vague?
a. Surgery is sometimes needed to relieve a pinched nerve.
b. Professor Jackson’s algebra class is easy.
c. The driver struck the pedestrian while talking on a cell phone.
d. Herringbone jackets are always in fashion.
e. Tag Heuer watches are made in Switzerland.
4. Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
a. The hunter shot a deer standing in the meadow.
b. Investing decisions should never be based on fear.
c. The new student in the class is quite tall.
d. A shadow industry of scammers preys upon aspiring writers.
e. The nursing profession has good prospects for job growth.
5. 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:
a. Confused.
b. Verbal, arising from ambiguity.
c. Verbal arising from vagueness.
d. Factual.
e. Irresolvable.
6. The following dispute:
Judy: Whatever you do, never move to Chicago. It’s extremely cold there in the winter.
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Clyde: You call that cold? Compared with Barrow, Alaska, Chicago is positively balmy in the winter.
is best described as:
a. Geographical.
b. Verbal arising from ambiguity.
c. Friendly.
d. Factual.
e. Verbal arising from vagueness.
7. Which of the following words is a term?
a. Around the Moon.
b. Extremely interesting.
c. In the garage.
d. Emma Watson.
e. Beyond the call of duty.
8. Which of the following are all denoted by the term “camera maker”?
a. Japanese, German, American, Chinese.
b. Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Sony.
c. Optical, electronic, sophisticated, hand-held.
d. Manufacturer, corporation, business, marketer.
e. Lens, shutter, film, develop.
9. Which of the following are all connoted by the term “tennis player”?
a. Wealthy, cosmopolitan, multilingual, charming.
b. Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal.
c. Swiss, Russian, Spanish, American.
d. Female, male, person, athlete.
e. Fast, agile, strong, alert.
10. Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension?
a. Author of the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
b. Cat, mouse.
c. Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine.
d. Aaron Rodgers, quarterback.
e. Teacher, student.
11. Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing intension?
a. Pickup, two-axel truck, truck, vehicle.
b. Two-axel truck, truck, pickup, vehicle.
c. Vehicle, truck, two-axle truck, pickup.
d. Truck, pickup, vehicle, two-axel truck.
e. Vehicle, pickup, truck, two-axel truck.
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12. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of increasing extension?
a. Poodle, toy poodle, mammal, dog.
b. Toy poodle, poodle, dog, mammal.
c. Mammal, dog, poodle, toy poodle.
d. Toy poodle, dog, mammal, poodle.
e. Dog, toy poodle, mammal, poodle.
13. Which of the following are both intensional definitions?
a. Operational definition, definition by genus and difference.
b. Definition by genus and difference, enumerative definition.
c. Demonstrative definition, definition by subclass.
d. Synonymous definition, demonstrative definition.
e. Ostensive definition, synonymous definition.
14. Which of the following are both extensional definitions?
a. Definition by subclass, synonymous definition.
b. Operational definition, definition by subclass.
c. Etymological definition, synonymous definition,
d. Demonstrative definition, enumerative definition.
e. Definition by genus and difference, ostensive definition.
15. In the definition “‘Pickle’ means a cucumber that has been preserved and flavored in brine or vinegar” the definiens is:
a. A cucumber that has been preserved and flavored in brine or vinegar.
b. Pickle.
c. Brine or vinegar.
d. Cucumber.
e. Preserved and flavored.
16. In the definition “‘Ray’ means a narrow beam of light” the definiendum is:
a. Beam.
b. Ray.
c. Light.
d. Beam of light.
e. A narrow beam of light.
17. The definition “A ticket purchaser is a ‘senior’ if and only if he/she is at least 55 years old” is an example of:
a. A theoretical definition.
b. An operational definition.
c. An automotive definition.
d. A definition by genus and difference.
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e. A precising definition.
18. The definition “‘Fault’ means flaw” is an example of:
a. A definition by genus and difference.
b. A persuasive definition.
c. A synonymous definition.
d. An operational definition.
e. An extensional definition.
19. The definition “‘Religion’ means an institutionalized belief in fairy tales that undermines our capacity to reason” is an
example of:
a. A demonstrative definition.
b. A precising definition.
c. A lexical definition.
d. An operational definition.
e. A persuasive definition.
20. The definition “‘Pillow’ means that and that and that” (as you point to a number of pillows) is an example of:
a. A precising definition.
b. An etymological definition.
c. A lexical definition.
d. A demonstrative definition.
e. A definition by genus and difference.
21. The definition “‘Viddict’ means a person addicted to video games” is an example of:
a. A lexical definition.
b. A stipulative definition.
c. A theoretical definition.
d. A technological definition.
e. An etymological definition.
22. The definition “‘Gold’ means an element composed of 79 protons, 118 neutrons, and 79 electrons” is an example of:
a. An operational definition.
b. A definition by subclass.
c. A physiological definition.
d. A theoretical definition.
e. An ostensive definition.
23. The definition “‘Precedent’ is a word derived from the Latin word praecedere meaning to come before” is an example
of:
a. An etymological definition.
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b. A precising definition.
c. A definition by genus and difference.
d. A legal definition.
e. A theoretical definition.
24. The definition “‘Mine’ means (1) an excavation in the earth, (2) an explosive device, (3) an abundant source” is an
example of:
a. A synonymous definition.
b. A demonstrative definition.
c. A geological definition.
d. A persuasive definition.
e. A lexical definition.
25. The definition “‘Rapper’ means someone such as Sean Combs, Eminem, Jay Z, or Dr. Dre” is an example of:
a. A definition by subclass.
b. A demonstrative definition.
c. An enumerative definition.
d. A precising definition.
e. A musical definition.
26. The definition “‘Watch’ means a small portable timepiece” is an example of:
a. A synonymous definition.
b. A definition by genus and difference.
c. A stipulative definition.
d. A demonstrative definition.
e. An enumerative definition.
27. The definition “‘Bird’ means a robin, sparrow, finch, swallow, crow, and so on” is an example of:
a. A demonstrative definition.
b. An ornithological definition.
c. A definition by subclass.
d. A stipulative definition.
e. An enumerative definition.
28. The definition “Salmon is ‘cooked’ if and only if it flakes when pulled apart” is an example of:
a. An operational definition.
b. A persuasive definition.
c. A precising definition.
d. A culinary definition.
e. A theoretical definition.
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29. In the definition “‘Truck’ means a large vehicle for carrying goods” the genus term is:
a. Large vehicle for carrying goods
b. Large vehicle.
c. Truck.
d. Vehicle.
e. Goods
30. In the definition “‘Cloth’ means a fabric made by weaving or knitting” the species term is:
a. Weaving.
b. Fabric.
c. Weaving or knitting.
d. Fabric made by weaving or knitting
e. Cloth.
31. In the definition “‘Suitor’ means a man who courts or woos a woman” the difference word(s) is/are:
a. Suitor.
b. Who courts or woos a woman.
c. Woman.
d. Man.
e. Courts.
32. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Fireplace’ means a place for fire” may be criticized as:
a. Being affective.
b. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
c. Negative.
d. Being circular.
e. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.
33. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Ring’ means a circular band of gold worn on the finger as an ornament” may be
criticized as:
a. Being too broad.
b. Being vague.
c. Being too narrow.
d. Being circular.
e. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
34. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Personal’ means not being impersonal” may be criticized as:
a. Being figurative.
b. Being vague.
c. Being affective.
d. Being negative.
e. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.
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35. 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:
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.
36. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Supernatural’ means whatever you don’t normally expect” may be criticized as:
a. Being too narrow.
b. Being vague.
c. Being ambiguous.
d. Being circular.
e. Being ambiguous.
37. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Elm’ means a deciduous tree” may be criticized as:
a. Being figurative.
b. Being circular.
c. Being too narrow.
d. Being ambiguous.
e. Being too broad.
38. As a lexical definition, Bill Cosby’s definition “‘Human’ means the only creature on earth that allows its children to
come back home” may be criticized as:
a. Being too broad.
b. Being circular.
c. Being figurative.
d. Being negative.
e. Being too narrow.
39. As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce’s definition “Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage” may be
criticized as:
a. Being ambiguous.
b. Being obscure.
c. Being negative.
d. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
e. Being affective.
40. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Flag’ means a two dimensional piece of vexillogical material displayed for
symbolic purposes” may be criticized as:
a. Being too broad.
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b. Being too narrow.
c. Being vague.
d. Being obscure.
e. Being negative.