Question: As a lexical definition, the definition “Flag means a two-dimensional piece of vexillogical material displayed for symbolic purposes” may be criticized as:
Answer Choices:
a. Being too broad.
b. Being too narrow.
c. Being vague.
d. Being obscure.
e. Being negative.
Answer: d. Being obscure.
Question: Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?
Answer Choices:
a. John Grisham’s latest novel is fascinating.
b. Some of Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings are thoroughly ugly.
c. Rainforest destruction in Brazil will alter that country’s climate.
d. I was disgusted by today’s action in the Senate.
e. Every item on the menu in this restaurant is delicious.
Answer: c. Rainforest destruction in Brazil will alter that country’s climate.
Question: Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?
Answer Choices:
a. Dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima killed over 100,000 people.
b. Jobs at Home Depot pay more than jobs at McDonald’s.
c. Abortion is considered a sin by the Catholic Church.
d. Ted Kennedy is regarded as a liberal by most voters.
e. Today’s fashions are positively awful.
Answer: e. Today’s fashions are positively awful.
Question: Which of the following statements is vague?
Answer Choices:
a. The convicted prostitutes appealed to the governor.
b. They bought a new widescreen TV.
c. Sporting events are broadcast on satellite radio.
d. All of the paintings in this gallery are expensive.
e. The most venomous snake is native to Australia.
Answer: d. All of the paintings in this gallery are expensive.
Question: Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
Answer Choices:
a. Cathy saw a woman give birth on her television.
b. George earns a good salary at his new job.
c. Illegal immigrants are not entitled to Social Security benefits.
d. Drug-sniffing dogs can be seen in airports.
e. Cell phone service is available in Anchorage.
Answer: a. Cathy saw a woman give birth on her television.
Question: The following dispute: Tony: My friend Harold thinks that he is doing a lot of good in his new career as a criminal lawyer. Sue: That’s ridiculous. Lawyers who are criminals rarely if ever do any good. is best described as:
Answer Choices:
a. Factual.
b. Verbal arising from ambiguity.
c. Legal.
d. Fundamental.
e. Verbal arising from vagueness.
Answer: b. Verbal arising from ambiguity.
Question: The following dispute: Ann: I hear that our troops in Iraq have been torturing prisoners by kicking and beating them. Steve: Don’t be silly. That’s not torture, it’s just rough treatment. is best described as:
Answer Choices:
a. Factual.
b. Political.
c. Verbal arising from ambiguity.
d. Verbal arising from vagueness.
e. Dispositional.
Answer: d. Verbal arising from vagueness.
Question: Which of the following words is a term?
Answer Choices:
a. Meg Ryan.
b. Finally.
c. Therefore.
d. On the roof of the house.
e. In the near future.
Answer: a. Meg Ryan.
Question: Which of the following are all denoted by the term “city”?
Answer Choices:
a. French, Italian, Spanish, American.
b. Museums, schools, banks, restaurants.
c. Paris, Rome, Madrid, San Francisco.
d. Large, populous, charming, historic.
e. France, Italy, Spain, United States.
Answer: c. Paris, Rome, Madrid, San Francisco.
Question: Which of the following are all connoted by the term “sculptor”?
Answer Choices:
a. Spanish, French, Italian, Swiss.
b. Baroque, rococo, renaissance, modern.
c. Michelangelo, Rodin, Giacometti, Picasso.
d. Marble, wood, bronze, iron.
e. Visual, sensitive, skillful, dexterous.
Answer: e. Visual, sensitive, skillful, dexterous.
Question: Which of the following terms have the same extension?
Answer Choices:
a. Pound of iron, pound of feathers.
b. Sacramento, capital of California.
c. North Pole, South Pole.
d. Pint of water, pint of lemonade.
e. New York City, Los Angeles.
Answer: b. Sacramento, capital of California.
Question: Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of increasing intension?
Answer Choices:
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Answer: a. Vehicle, automobile, Honda, Accord.
Question: Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of increasing extension?
Answer Choices:
a. Weapon, firearm, hand-gun, six-shooter.
b. Hand-gun, firearm, weapon, six-shooter.
c. Six-shooter, hand-gun, firearm, weapon.
d. Firearm, hand-gun, weapon, six-shooter.
e. Weapon, six-shooter, hand-gun, firearm.
Answer: c. Six-shooter, hand-gun, firearm, weapon.
Question: Which of the following are both intensional definitions?
Answer Choices:
a. Etymological definition, enumerative definition.
b. Synonymous definition, definition by genus and difference.
c. Demonstrative definition, definition by subclass.
d. Operational definition, enumerative definition.
e. Synonymous definition, demonstrative definition.
Answer: b. Synonymous definition, definition by genus and difference.
Question: Which of the following are both extensional definitions?
Answer Choices:
a. Enumerative definition, synonymous definition.
b. Definition by genus and difference, definition by subclass.
c. Operational definition, enumerative definition.
d. Definition by subclass, demonstrative definition.
e. Demonstrative definition, etymological definition.
Answer: d. Definition by subclass, demonstrative definition.
Question: In the definition “Material” means the substance of which something is made or composed” the definiens is:
Answer Choices:
a. Something is made or composed.
b. Substance.
c. Material.
d. Something.
e. The substance of which something is made or composed.
Answer: e. The substance of which something is made or composed.
Question: In the definition “Heel” means the back part of the foot in humans, below and behind the ankle” the definiendum is:
Answer Choices:
a. The back part of the foot in humans.
b. Foot.
c. Heel.
d. The back part of the foot in humans, below and behind the ankle.
e. Below and behind the ankle.
Answer: c. Heel.
Question: The definition “Parlor” means a room for receiving visitors” is an example of:
Answer Choices:
a. A definition by genus and difference.
b. A theoretical definition.
c. A precising definition.
d. A definition by subclass.
e. An etymological definition.
Answer: a. A definition by genus and difference.
Question: The definition “‘Grain’ means (1) a small hard seed, (2) a unit of weight, (3) the arrangement or direction of the fibers in wood” is an example of:
Answer Choices:
a. An enumerative definition.
b. A theoretical definition.
c. A precising definition.
d. A stipulative definition.
e. A lexical definition.
Answer: e. A lexical definition.
Question: The definition “Butterfloth’ means an insect that results from crossbreeding a butterfly with a moth” is an example of:
Answer Choices:
a. An enumerative definition.
b. A synonymous definition.
c. A lexical definition.
d. A stipulative definition.
e. A persuasive definition.
Answer: d. A stipulative definition.