Question: Which of the following are all denoted by the term “camera maker”?
Answer Choices:
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.
Answer: b. Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Sony. Question
Question: Which of the following are all connoted by the term “tennis player”?
Answer Choices:
a. Wealthy, cosmopolitan, multilingual, charming.
b. Venus Williams, Justine Henin, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal.
c. Swiss, Belgian, Spanish, American.
d. Female, male, person, athlete.
e. Fast, agile, strong, alert.
Answer: e. Fast, agile, strong, alert.
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Question: Which of the following pairs of terms have the same extension?
Answer Choices:
a. Author of the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
b. Cat, mouse.
c. Bill Clinton, Al Gore.
d. Peyton Manning, quarterback.
e. Teacher, student.
Answer: a. Author of the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Question
Question: As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Mop’ means a terminally attached particulate disengager” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being circular.
b. Being figurative.
c. Being obscure.
d. Being affective.
e. Being vague.
Answer: a. Being circular. Question
Question: As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Intelligible’ means not being unintelligible” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being negative.
b. Being too broad.
c. Being figurative.
d. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.
e. Being too narrow.
Answer: a. Being negative. Question
Question: As a lexical definition, Lord Webb-Johnson’s multiple definition “A neurotic is a person who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is a man who lives in it. And a psychiatrist is a man who collects the rent” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being negative.
b. Being obscure.
c. Being figurative.
d. Being ambiguous.
e. Being circular.
Answer: c. Being figurative. Question
Question: As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce’s definition of logic as “The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being too broad.
b. Being too narrow.
c. Being negative.
d. Being figurative.
e. Being affective.
Answer: e. Being affective. Question
Question: As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Warhead’ means the uppermost section of a guided missile” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being too narrow.
b. Being too broad.
c. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
d. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.
e. Being obscure.
Answer: d. Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined. Question
Question: As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Poem’ means a composition that expresses feelings” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being affective.
b. Being vague.
c. Being ambiguous.
d. Failing to indicate the context to which the definiens pertains.
Answer: b. Being vague. Question
Question: As a lexical definition, the definition “‘Wife’ means a married person” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being too broad.
b. Being obscure.
c. Being too narrow.
d. Being vague.
e. Being ambiguous.
Answer: a. Being too broad. Question
Question: Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?
Answer Choices:
a. Mr. Parker’s proposals for reorganizing the company are positively bizarre.
b. Ansel Adams’ photographs are amazingly beautiful.
c. The government is currently run by maniacs.
d. The number of deaths linked to prescription drugs is on the rise.
e. I am disgusted by the proposals to drill for oil in wildlife refuges.
Answer: d. The number of deaths linked to prescription drugs is on the rise. Question
Question: Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?
Answer Choices:
a. The war in Iraq is thoroughly immoral.
b. Any possible cure for malaria must be cheap.
c. In general, Picasso’s paintings sell for more than Miró’s.
d. Castle Rock’s new film is projected to earn $63 million in the first week.
e. Global warming threatens the ice shelves of Antarctica.
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