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1. Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?
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.
2. Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?
a. Animal rights groups argue that live animals should not be used as mascots.
b. The recent jobs report raised fears of a recession among Wall Street investors.
c. Piracy continues to be a drag on the motion picture industry.
d. The Los Angeles Times is a better paper than the San Francisco Chronicle.
e. Diabetes poses a serious threat to the health of the elderly.
3. Which of the following statements is vague?
a. Tahiti is located in French Polynesia.
b. American workers are more productive than the workers in any other country.
c. Art work at the Genesis gallery tends to be expensive.
d. Mabel shot her husband while taking a bath.
e. Polar bears are threatened by global warming.
4. Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
a. Anniversaries are usually occasions for celebration.
b. Homes in the new River Front development are reasonably priced.
c. The Thanksgiving holiday always occurs in November.
d. Boalt Hall is part of the University of California.
e. Professor Hays talked about sex in the seminar room.
5. The following dispute:
Jane: Professor Barker said he spent the entire day teaching. He must be exhausted.
Ken: That’s impossible. Professor Barker’s students are incapable of learning, and if there’s no learning, then there’s
no teaching.
is best described as:
a. Factual.
b. Verbal arising from ambiguity.
c. Legal.
d. Fundamental.
e. Verbal arising from vagueness.
6. The following dispute:
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Bill: Finally our football team seems to be on track. They beat their opponents last night by 14 points.
Greg: That’s not right. They beat them by only 10 points.
is best described as:
a. Verbal arising from vagueness.
b. Emotional.
c. Verbal arising from ambiguity.
d. Factual.
e. Dispositional.
7. Which of the following words is a term?
a. Opportunity.
b. Again.
c. Beyond the horizon.
d. Everywhere but here.
e. Sloppily reasoned.
8. Which of the following are all denoted by the term “Coin“?
a. Round, metallic, shiny, valuable.
b. American, Canadian, French, German.
c. Dime, nickel, quarter, penny.
d. Gold, silver, copper, zinc.
e. Government, nation, figurehead.
9. Which of the following are all connoted by the term “actress”?
a. Television, radio, stage, screen.
b. Empathic, talented, intuitive, perceptive.
c. Nicole Kidman, Helen Hunt, Christina Aguilera, Angelina Jolie.
d. Drama, comedy, documentary, horror.
e. Wealthy, popular, admired, followed.
10. Which of the following terms have the same extension?
a. Jordan Spieth, Novak Djokovic.
b. Offensive player, defensive player.
c. Edgar Allen Poe, author of the Iliad.
d. Pitcher, catcher.
e. Tooth fairy, leprechaun.
11. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension?
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.
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e. Pepsi, drink, carbonated soft drink, soft drink.
12. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing intension?
a. Magazine, news magazine, Time, publication.
b. Publication, magazine, news magazine, Time.
c. Time, news magazine, magazine, publication.
d. News magazine, Time, publication, magazine.
e. News magazine, publication, magazine, Time.
13. Which of the following are both intensional definitions?
a. Etymological, definition by genus and difference.
b. Synonymous definition, demonstrative definition.
c. Definition by genus and difference, enumerative definition.
d. Demonstrative definition, definition by subclass.
e. Ostensive definition, etymological definition.
14. Which of the following are both extensional definitions?
a. Ostensive definition, definition by genus and difference.
b. Definition by subclass, enumerative definition.
c. Operational definition, synonymous definition.
d. Demonstrative definition, definition by genus and difference.
e. Etymological definition, definition by subclass.
15. In the definition “‘Channel’ means a navigable route between two bodies of water” the definiens is:
a. Between two bodies of water.
b. Route.
c. Channel.
d. Navigable.
e. Navigable route between two bodies of water.
16. In the definition “‘Ghost’ means the soul of a dead person” the definiendum is:
a. Ghost.
b. Dead.
c. Soul.
d. Person.
e. Soul of a dead person.
17. The definition “‘Contract’ means an agreement enforceable by law” is an example of:
a. A precising definition.
b. A theoretical definition.
c. A definition by genus and difference.
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d. A definition by subclass.
e. An etymological definition.
18. The definition “‘Rest’ means (1) the repose of sleep, (2) an interval of silence between notes, (3) a period of inactivity”
is an example of:
a. A theoretical definition.
b. A lexical definition.
c. A precising definition.
d. A stipulative definition.
e. An enumerative definition.
19. The definition “‘Foxhead’ means a person whose head is filled with misinformation from listening to Fox News” is an
example of:
a. An enumerative definition.
b. A synonymous definition.
c. A lexical definition.
d. A stipulative definition.
e. A precising definition.
20. The definition “‘Blogger’ means an egocentric individual who wastes inordinate amounts of time writing nonsense
opinions on websites that nobody reads” is an example of:
a. An operational definition.
b. A precising definition.
c. A theoretical definition.
d. A hypertextual definition.
e. A persuasive definition.
21. The definition “‘Game bird’ means a duck, pheasant, goose, quail, and the like” is an example of:
a. A demonstrative definition.
b. An enumerative definition.
c. A persuasive definition.
d. A definition by subclass.
e. A precising definition.
22. The definition “An object is ‘spherical’ if and only if it rolls freely in any direction when placed on a flat surface” is an
example of:
a. A definition by genus and difference.
b. An operational definition.
c. A lexical definition.
d. A definition by subclass.
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23. The definition “‘Quarterback’ means someone such as Russell Wilson, Philip Rivers, and Drew Brees” is an example
of:
a. A definition by subclass.
b. An operational definition.
c. An enumerative definition.
d. A demonstrative definition.
e. A stipulative definition.
24. The definition “‘Juvenile’ means, for purposes of New York law, a person under 16 years of age” is an example of:
a. A precising definition.
b. An operational definition.
c. A synonymous definition.
d. A jurisdictional definition.
e. An etymological definition.
25. The definition “‘Demolish’ means destroy” is an example of:
a. A demonstrative definition.
b. A theoretical definition.
c. A definition by genus and difference.
d. A synonymous definition.
e. A precising definition.
26. The definition “‘Neurosis’ means a conflict between conscious and unconscious forces or complexes” is an example of:
a. A definition by genus and difference.
b. An extensional definition.
c. A theoretical definition.
d. A psychological definition.
e. A persuasive definition.
27. The definition “‘Cup’ means that and that and that” (as you point to a number of cups) is an example of:
a. A lexical definition.
b. A demonstrative definition.
c. A definition by subclass.
d. An enumerative definition.
e. A precising definition.
28. The definition “‘Radical’ is a word derived from the Latin word radix which means root” is an example of:
a. An etymological definition.
b. A stipulative definition.
c. A synonymous definition.
d. An operational definition.
e. An ostensive definition.
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29. In the definition “‘Trunk’ means a large sturdy box for holding clothes or personal effects” the genus term is:
a. Clothes or personal effects.
b. Trunk.
c. Box.
d. A large sturdy box for holding clothes or personal effects.
e. A large sturdy box.
30. In the definition “‘Stage’ means a platform on which actors perform in a theater” the species term is:
a. A platform on which actors perform in a theater.
b. Platform.
c. Actors.
d. Theater.
e. Stage.
31. In the definition “‘Temple’ means an edifice dedicated to the worship of a deity” the difference word(s) is/are:
a. Worship of a deity.
b. Deity.
c. Temple.
d. Dedicated to the worship of a deity.
e. Edifice.
32. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Shoe’ means an article made of leather for wearing on one’s foot” may be
criticized as:
a. Being ambiguous.
b. Being too narrow.
c. Being too broad.
d. Being negative.
e. Being figurative.
33. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Chewing gum’ means gum for chewing” may be criticized as:
a. Being obscure.
b. Being figurative.
c. Being circular.
d. Being affective.
e. Being vague.
34. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Vacuum cleaner’ means a motorized atmospheric pressure gradient creator
intended for particulate matter removal” may be criticized as:
a. Being obscure.
b. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
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c. Being affective.
d. Being circular.
e. Being affective.
35. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Possible’ means anything that is not impossible” may be criticized as:
a. Being too narrow.
b. Being too broad.
c. Being figurative.
d. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.
e. Being negative.
36. As a lexical definition, Mark Twain’s definition “‘Banker’ means a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is
shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain” may be criticized as:
a. Being ambiguous.
b. Being obscure.
c. Being negative.
d. Being figurative.
e. Being circular.
37. As a lexical definition, Emma Goldman’s definition “Patriotism: A superstition artificially created and maintained
through a network of lies and falsehoods” may be criticized as:
a. Being negative.
b. Being too narrow.
c. Being affective.
d. Being figurative.
e. Being too broad.
38. 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:
a. Being obscure.
b. Being too broad.
c. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
d. Being too narrow.
e. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.
39. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Expensive’ means costing a lot” may be criticized as:
a. Being vague.
b. Being affective.
c. Being ambiguous.
d. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
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40. As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Trumpet’ means a brass musical instrument” may be criticized as:
a. Being obscure.
b. Being too broad.
c. Being too narrow.
d. Being vague.
e. Being ambiguous.