Logic chap 2 ex test 2

26. The definition "'State' means Oregon, Missouri, Ohio, Vermont, and so on" is an example of: a. An etymological definition. b. A synonymous definition. c. An enumerative definition. d. A precising definition. e. A stipulative definition.

c. An enumerative definition.

37. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Golf' means a silly activity in which grown adults whack at a small ball with variously shaped sticks until it falls into a hole in the grass" may be criticized as: a. Being negative. b. Being too broad. c. Being affective. d. Being ambiguous. e. Being circular.

c. Being affective.

11. Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing intension? a. Mallard, duck, waterfowl, bird. b. Waterfowl, bird, mallard, duck. c. Bird, waterfowl, duck mallard. d. Duck, mallard, bird, waterfowl. e. Mallard, waterfowl, duck, bird.

c. Bird, waterfowl, duck mallard.

4. Which of the following statements is ambiguous? a. Mr. Carter lost a lot of money in the stock market. b. The Watergate burglary led to Nixon's resignation. c. Judge Harris will issue his ruling on the nude beach today. d. The author of Paradise Lost is John Milton. e. The atomic weight of carbon is 12.

c. Judge Harris will issue his ruling on the nude beach today.

30. In the definition "'Vegan' means a person who does not eat or use animal products" the species terms is: a. Vegan. b. Animal. c. Person. d. Animal products. e. Products.

c. Person.

6. Which of the following words is a term? a. For sale. b. Highly promising. c. Resignation. d. Overly generous. e. Throughout the winter months.

c. Resignation.

13. Which of the following is always an intensional definition? a. Enumerative definition. b. Definition by subclass. c. Synonymous definition. d. Demonstrative definition. e. Stipulative definition.

c. Synonymous definition

20. The definition "'Child' means, for purposes of buying a ticket for admission to the Bijou Theater, a person less than eleven years old" is an example of: a. A definition by subclass. b. An operational definition. c. A lexical definition. d. A demonstrative definition. e. A precising definition.

e. A precising definition.

34. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Iceberg' means a berg of ice" may be criticized as: a. Being too broad. b. Being ambiguous. c. Being negative. d. Being too narrow. e. Being circular.

e. Being circular.

33. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Cello' means a stringed musical instrument" may be criticized as: a. Being ambiguous. b. Being obscure. c. Being too narrow. d. Being negative. e. Being too broad.

e. Being too broad.

16. In the definition "'Geode' means a hollow spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall" the definiendum is: a. Hollow spheroidal rock. b. With crystals lining the inside wall. c. A hollow spheroidal rock with crystals lining the inside wall. d. Rock. e. Geode.

e. Geode

2. Which of the following statements expresses a value claim? a. Germany defeated Sweden in the soccer tournament. b. The Windows operating system is produced by Microsoft. c. Kevin enlisted in the Army when he was eighteen. d. The two ships collided in the middle of the Atlantic. e. Ulysses is a wonderful novel.

e. Ulysses is a wonderful novel.

10. Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension? a. Red, green. b. Psychologist, psychiatrist. c. Baseball player, shortstop. d. Novel, Moby Dick. e. Vampire, tooth fairy.

e. Vampire, tooth fairy.

15. In the definition "'Chill' means a sensation of cold attended with shivering" the definiens is: a. A sensation of cold attended with shivering. b. Cold attended with shivering. c. Chill. d. Attended with shivering. e. Sensation.

a. A sensation of cold attended with shivering.

28. The definition "'Phonograph' is a word derived from the Greek words phon, meaning 'sound' and graphein, meaning 'to write'" is an example of: a. An etymological definition. b. A precising definition. c. An extensional definition. d. A stipulative definition. e. A definition by genus and difference.

a. An etymological definition.

8. Which of the following are all denoted by the term "philosopher"? a. Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Locke. b. Aristotle, Greece, Lyceum, peripatos. c. Rationalism, empiricism, idealism, pragmatism. d. Introspective, intelligent, rational, curious. e. Aristotelianism, Platonism, Cartesianism, Kantianism.

a. Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Locke

39. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Statue' means a three dimensional representation made of marble" may be criticized as: a. Being too narrow. b. Being too broad. c. Being affective.

a. Being too narrow.

29. In the definition "'Hyena' means a large, carnivorous, Old World mammal having a thick neck, large head, and four-towed feet" the genus term is: a. Mammal. b. Thick neck. c. Hyena. d. Large head. e. Old World.

a. Mammal.

5. The following dispute: Francine: Professor's Thompson's economics class is very hard. Dorothy: Well, I took that class last year, and I didn't find it hard at all. is best described as: a. Verbal arising from vagueness. b. Unresolvable. c. Factual.

a. Verbal arising from vagueness.

27. The definition "'Rust' means oxidized iron" is an example of: a. An enumerative definition. b. A definition by genus and difference. c. A demonstrative definition. d. A synonymous definition. e. An etymological definition.

b. A definition by genus and difference.

19. The definition "'Whistleblower' means a back-stabbing employee who reveals company secrets to enemies on the outside" is an example of: a. A lexical definition. b. A persuasive definition. c. A demonstrative definition. d. A stipulative definition. e. A precising definition.

b. A persuasive definition.

22. The definition "'Oxygen' means an element having an atomic weight of 8 and an atomic number of 16" is an example of: a. An extensional definition. b. A theoretical definition. c. A persuasive definition. d. An etymological definition. e. A definition by subclass.

b. A theoretical definition.

1. Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning? a. Ann Hathaway's latest film is fantastic. b. Allegra is an allergy medication. c. Robert is incredibly lazy. d. Modern politics is disgusting. e. Chocolate chip cookies are delicious.

b. Allegra is an allergy medication.

40. As a lexical definition, the definition "Sex is the salt of life" may be criticized as: a. Being too broad. b. Being figurative. c. Being negative. d. Being too narrow. e. Being circular.

b. Being figurative.

32. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Ocean' means a large body of water" may be criticized as: a. Being too narrow. b. Being vague. c. Being ambiguous. d. Being circular. e. Being affective.

b. Being vague.

7 'Intension' means roughly the same thing as a. Exposition. b. Connotation. c. Denotation. d. Definiendum. e. Reference.

b. Connotation.

36. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pencil' means a cylindrical piece of wood, a few inches in length, having a graphite core and a piece of soft rubber attached to one end" may be criticized as: a. Being obscure. b. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. c. Being circular. d. Being vague. e. being ambiguous.

b. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.

12. Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing extension. a. Dwelling, house, large house, mansion. b. Mansion, large house, house, dwelling. c. House, mansion, dwelling, large house. d. Large house, house, mansion, dwelling. e. Dwelling, large house, house, mansion.

b. Mansion, large house, house, dwelling.

18. The definition "'Marianzy' means a flower that results from crossing a marigold with a daisy" is an example of: a. An etymological definition. b. stipulative definition c. An operational definition. d. A persuasive definition. e. A definition by subclass.

b. stipulative definition

17. The definition "'Avaricious' means greedy" is an example of: a. A stipulative definition. b. A definition by genus and difference. c. A synonymous definition.

c. A synonymous definition.

23. The definition "'Craft' means (1) a skill or trade, (2) cunning, (3) a small boat" is an example of: a. A lexical definition. b. An operational definition. c. A stipulative definition. d. A synonymous definition. e. A demonstrative definition.

a. A lexical definition.

21. The definition "'Gemstone' means a diamond, emerald, sapphire, ruby, and so on" is an example of: a. A definition by genus and difference. b. A persuasive definition. c. A demonstrative definition. d. A definition by subclass. e. A precising definition.

d. A definition by subclass.

25. The definition "'Rare' means, in reference to a steak, that the meat appears red when you cut into it" is an example of: a. A theoretical definition. b. A definition by subclass. c. A persuasive definition. d. An operational definition. e. An enumerative definition.

d. An operational definition.

38. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Female' means not being male" may be criticized as: a. Being obscure. b. Being vague. c. Being too narrow. d. Being negative. e. Being too broad.

d. Being negative.

35. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Razor' means a cutaneal follicular outgrowth truncator" may be criticized as: a. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. b. Being too broad. c. Being too narrow. d. Being obscure. e. Being affective.

d. Being obscure.

14. Which of the following is always an extensional definition. a. Precising definition. b. Stipulative definition. c. Theoretical definition. d. Demonstrative definition. e. Synonymous definition.

d. Demonstrative definition.

9. Which of the following are all connoted by the term "poet"? a. Iambic, trochaic, dactylic, anapestic. b. Ode, sonnet, ballad, elegy. c. Dickinson, Wordsworth, Poe, Longfellow. d. Imaginative, expressive, sensitive, articulate. e. Lyric, pastoral, bucolic, georgic.

d. Imaginative, expressive, sensitive, articulate.

31. In the definition "'Spire' means a tapering structure on the top of a building" the difference words include: a. Structure, tapering. b. Spire, structure. c. Tapering, on the top of a building. d. Structure, on the top of a building. e. Spire, building

d. Structure, on the top of a building.

3. Which of the following statements is vague? a. The United States was the first nation to develop nuclear weapons. b. This shirt is made entirely of cotton. c. Joe talked to Tom in his dorm room. d. The water in this pool is quite warm. e. Felicity's birthday is on July 12.

d. The water in this pool is quite warm

24. The definition "'Eiffel Tower' means that (as you point to it)" is an example of: a. A precising definition. b. An intensional definition. c. A definition by subclass. d. A theoretical definition. e. A demonstrative definition.

e. A demonstrative definition.