Logic chapter 2 ex test 3

27. The definition "'Insect' means a fly, wasp, ant, and so on" is an example of: a. A definition by subclass. b. A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. c. A definition by genus and difference. d. An enumerative definition. e. A synonymous definition.

a. A definition by subclass.

37. As a lexical definition, Will Rogers' definition "A college professor is someone with a lot of big ideas that don't work out" may be criticized as being: a. Affective. b. Negative. c. Ambiguous. d. Obscure. e. Vague.

a. Affective.

24. The definition "'Rationalist' means someone such as Descartes, Leibniz, or Spinoza" is an example of: a. An enumerative definition. b. A definition by subclass. c. A definition by genus and difference. d. An operational definition. e. A demonstrative (ostensive) definition.

a. An enumerative definition.

30. The definition "'Anthropology' is a word derived from the Greek anthropos meaning man and logos meaning word, reason, or account" is an example of: a. An etymological definition. b. A lexical definition. c. A definition by subclass. d. A persuasive definition. e. A synonymous definition.

a. An etymological definition.

2. Words and statements that have cognitive meaning are those that: (select the best answer) a. Convey information. b. Convey opinions. c. Express arguments. d. Express rational connections between statements. e. Evoke feelings.

a. Convey information

9. Denotation means roughly the same thing as: a. Extension. b. Difference. c. Intension. d. Connotation. e. Species.

a. Extension

6. The newspaper headline "Farmer Bill Dies in House" is primarily: a. Vague. b. Ambiguous. c. Evocative. d. Analytic. e. Conventional.

b. Ambiguous

17. In the definition "'Placid' means tranquil," the word "placid" is the: a. Definiens. b. Definiendum. c. Genus. d. Difference. e. Species.

b. Definiendum.

1. Which of the following words or groups of words is not a term? a. Author of Evangeline. b. Easily readable. c. Most expensive bottle of wine. d. New Guinea. e. Agility.

b. Easily readable

32. In the definition "'Bridle' means the headgear worn by a horse," the term "headgear" is the: a. Species. b. Genus. c. Difference. d. Definiendum. e. Extension.

b. Genus.

10. Which of the following are all denoted by the term "novelist"? a. Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Gone With the Wind. b. Melville, Hawthorne, Mitchell. c. Love story, horror story, adventure story. d. Creative, literary, imaginative. e. Melville, Moby Dick, adventure story.

b. Melville, Hawthorne, Mitchell.

21. The definition "'Welfare' means a handout made by the government to lazy people who refuse to work" is an example of a: a. Lexical definition. b. Persuasive definition. c. Precising definition. d. Theoretical definition. e. Stipulative definition.

b. Persuasive definition.

22. The definition "'Bright' means having an intensity of at least 5000 candle power" is an example of a: a. Theoretical definition. b. Precising definition. c. Lexical definition. d. Persuasive definition. e. Definition by subclass.

b. Precising definition.

35. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Cup' means a container for liquid" may be criticized as being: a. Too narrow. b. Too broad. c. Affective. d. Circular. e. Obscure.

b. Too broad.

38. As a lexical definition, the definition "A metal is any substance that conducts electricity and retains its shape at room temperature" may be criticized as being: a. Too broad. b. Too narrow. c. Vague. d. Ambiguous. e. Obscure.

b. Too narrow.

33. The definition "A battery is 'dead' if and only if a battery tester shows no deflection when connected to the two poles" is an example of: a. A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. b. A definition by genus and difference. c. An operational definition. d. A definition by subclass. e. An enumerative definition.

c. An operational definition.

8. Which of the following are all connoted by the term "novelist"? a. Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, Gone With the Wind. b. Melville, Hawthorne, Mitchell. c. Creative, literary, imaginative. d. Melville, Moby Dick, adventure story. e. Love story, horror story, adventure story.

c. Creative, literary, imaginative.

25. In the definition "'Garrulous' means talkative" the word "talkative" is the: a. Genus. b. Definiendum. c. Definiens. d. Difference. e. Species.

c. Definiens.

13. The term "currently living dinosaur" has: a. Closed extension. b. Empty intension. c. Empty extension. d. Meaningless connotation. e. Ambiguous extension.

c. Empty extension.

36. As a lexical definition, Winston Churchill's definition "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject" may be criticized as being: a. Too broad. b. Obscure. c. Figurative. d. Ambiguous. e. Negative.

c. Figurative.

18. The definition "'Autocrat' means a monarch ruling with unlimited authority" is an example of a: a. Precising definition. b. Persuasive definition. c. Lexical definition. d. Theoretical definition. e. Stipulative definition.

c. Lexical definition.

29. In the definition "'Metronome' means an instrument used to mark rhythm," the word "metronome" is the: a. Genus. b. Connotation. c. Species. d. Definiens. e. Difference.

c. Species.

7 The intension of a term consists of: a. The members of the class that the term denotes. b. The objectives to be accomplished by using the term. c. The qualities or attributes that the term connotes. d. The subjective feelings in the mind of the speaker or writer. e. The class of definitions that a term may have.

c. The qualities or attributes that the term connotes.

4. Words such as "excessive," "fresh," and "normal" tend to be: a. Emotive. b. Ambiguous. c. Vague. d. Factual. e. Extensional.

c. Vague

34. The definition "'Spoon' means this and this and this" (as you point to a number of spoons) is an example of: a. An enumerative definition. b. A definition by subclass. c. An operational definition. d. A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. e. A definition by genus and difference.

d. A demonstrative (ostensive) definition.

23. The kind of definition that assigns a meaning to a word by indicating the attributes that the word connotes is: a. An enumerative definition. b. A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. c. A theoretical definition. d. An intensional definition. e. A definition by subclass.

d. An intensional definition

40. As a lexical definition, the definition "A painter's easel is an easel used by a painter" may be criticized as being: a. Negative. b. Too broad. c. Vague. d. Circular. e. Ambiguous.

d. Circular.

16. In the definition "'Mandolin' means a twelve-stringed lute," the words "a twelve-stringed lute" is the: a. Explanandum. b. Definiendum. c. Explanans. d. Definiens. e. Explicandum.

d. Definiens.

14. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension? a. Tuna, fish, albacore, ocean fish. b. Albacore, tuna, ocean fish, fish. c. Fish, tuna, ocean fish, albacore. d. Fish, ocean fish, tuna, albacore. e. Ocean fish, tuna, albacore, fish.

d. Fish, ocean fish, tuna, albacore.

3. The primary danger of emotively charged words is that they: a. Cause arguments to be invalid. b. Lead us to confuse premises with conclusion. c. Cause arguments to be unsound. d. Prompt us to leap to unjustified conclusions. e. Incline us to confuse inductive arguments with deductive arguments.

d. Prompt us to leap to unjustified conclusions.

19. The definition "'Mind' means the region of the brain that manipulates symbols" is an example of a: a. Lexical definition. b. Stipulative definition. c. Persuasive definition. d. Theoretical definition. e. Precising definition.

d. Theoretical definition

26. The definition "'Celebrity' means a person who is widely known" is an example of: a. A synonymous definition. b. An enumerative definition. c. A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. d. An operational definition. e. A definition by genus and difference.

e. A definition by genus and difference.

31. The definition "'Colossal' means huge" is an example of: a. An enumerative definition. b. An extensional definition. c. A definition by genus and difference. d. A definition by subclass. e. A synonymous definition.

e. A synonymous definition.

28. In the definition "'Newt' means a semiaquatic salamander," the word "semiaquatic" is the: a. Extension. b. Genus. c. Species. d. Etymology. e. Difference.

e. Difference.

15. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing intension? a. Daisy, flower, plant, living thing. b. Flower, plant, living thing, daisy. c. Living thing, daisy, plant, flower. d. Plant, flower, daisy, living thing. e. Living thing, plant, flower, daisy.

e. Living thing, plant, flower, daisy.

39. As a lexical definition, the definition "'Discrete' means the condition of not being indiscrete" may be criticized as being: a. Too broad. b. Ambiguous. c. Affective. d. Too narrow. e. Negative.

e. Negative.

12. Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension? a. Frog, toad. b. Triangle, figure. c. Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush. d. Unicorn, elephant. e. Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon.

e. Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon.

20. The definition "'Shaket' means a jacket made of light material that buttons like a shirt" is an example of a: a. Lexical definition. b. Theoretical definition. c. Persuasive definition. d. Precising definition. e. Stipulative definition.

e. Stipulative definition.

5. A claim that something is good, bad, right, or wrong is called a: a. Traditional claim. b. Factual claim. c. Vague claim. d. Ambiguous claim. e. Value claim.

e. Value claim

11. Conventional connotation is introduced to deal with the problem that arises because: a. Proper names have no intension. b. Intension determines extension. c. Some words have empty extension. d. Increasing intension does not always correspond to decreasing extension. e. Words mean different things to different people.

e. Words mean different things to different people.