DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER- The Language of Medicine
1. "Elusory" means elusive.: Circular
2. Definition
"Birdie" means sinking the ball in one stroke under par.: No reference is
made to the context.
3. A cynic is a person who knows the price of everything and the value
of nothing.(Oscar Wilde): Figurative
4. "Semantics" is when somebody studies words.: Improper grammar
5. "iPhone" means a handheld electronic device having an LCD screen
and a single toggle button at the bottom of the face.: Fails to state the
essential meaning: No reference is made to the purpose of an iPhone.
6. A theist is anyone who is not an atheist or an agnostic.: rule 5:
affrimative , not negative
7. "Intelligence" means whatever is measured by an IQ test.: Circular: What
is an IQ test? A test that measures intelligence?
8. A symphony is a musical piece written for full orchestra.: Too broad:
The definiens also includes overtures, concertos, incidental music,
etc.
9. A sculpture is a three-dimensional image made of marble.: Too narrow:
The definiens excludes images made of bronze, wood, plaster, etc.
10.Feminism is a militant movement originated by a group of deviant
women for the purpose of undermining the natural distinction between the
sexes.: Af- fective terminology
11."Wood" means fibrous lignified cellulose.: Obscure
12.Logic is the study of arguments including definitions.: Ambiguous:
What includes definitions? Is it logic or arguments?
, DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER- The Language of Medicine
13."Truculent" is if you're cruel or fierce.: Improper grammar
14.A house is a structure made of wood or stone intended for human
habita- tion.: Too narrow: Houses can also be made of brick, etc.
15.Satire is a kind of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover
every- body's face but their own.: Figurative language (contains a
metaphor.)
16.A carpenter's square is a square used by a carpenter.: Circular
17."Safety" means a play in which a player grounds the ball behind his own
goal line when the ball was caused to cross the goal line by his own team.:
Fails to indicate the context
18.Puberty: the time in life in which the two sexes begin first to be
acquaint- ed.: Vague, possibly ambiguous
19.Normal" means an attribute possessed by people who are able to get
on in the world.: Vague
20.An organic substance is any substance that is not inorganic.: negative
21.Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.: Figurative
language (contains a metaphor.)
22."Schooner" means sort of like a sailboat.: Improper grammar;
vague; too broad: "Sailboat" also includes ketches, sloops, and yawls.
23."Faith" means reason succumbing to insecurity.: Affective terminology;
per- haps also figurative language
24."Gammon" means, in backgammon, a victory in which one player
defeats another before he can remove any of his men from the board.:
Ambiguous: One player defeats another before who can remove whose
men from the board?
, DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER- The Language of Medicine
25.A cello is a stringed musical instrument played with a bow.: Too broad:
The definiens also denotes violins, violas, and string bass.
26.Tobacco is a plant grown in the southeastern United States that, when
enjoyed in the form of cigars and cigarettes, produces a most delightful
and satisfying taste and aroma.: Affective terminology
27.History is the unfolding of miscalculations.: Figurative language
28."Clock" means a manufactured device featuring two pointers that rotate
past a set of numerals ranging from 1 to 12.: Fails to state the essential
meaning: The definition says nothing about the purpose of a clock,
which is to tell the time. Also too narrow: the definiens excludes 24 hour
clocks, digital clocks, and other clocks without numerals on their face.
29."Soap" means saponified glyceride.: Obscure
30.Mackerel: a sea-fish.: too board
31."Anchorperson" means an electronic media guru who has great looks
but less-than-average intelligence and who brings canned news to
people incapable of reading a newspaper.: Affective terminology
32."Diet" means like when you cut back on your calories.: Improper
grammar
33.Animal: a living creature corporeal, distinct, on the one side, from
pure spirit, on the other, from pure matter.: Negative, fails to convey the
essential meaning
34."Pen" means an instrument used for writing on paper.: Too broad: The
definiens also includes pencils, crayons, etc. Also too narrow: Pens
can be used on material other than paper.
35.Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes.: Too broad (brandy is
1. "Elusory" means elusive.: Circular
2. Definition
"Birdie" means sinking the ball in one stroke under par.: No reference is
made to the context.
3. A cynic is a person who knows the price of everything and the value
of nothing.(Oscar Wilde): Figurative
4. "Semantics" is when somebody studies words.: Improper grammar
5. "iPhone" means a handheld electronic device having an LCD screen
and a single toggle button at the bottom of the face.: Fails to state the
essential meaning: No reference is made to the purpose of an iPhone.
6. A theist is anyone who is not an atheist or an agnostic.: rule 5:
affrimative , not negative
7. "Intelligence" means whatever is measured by an IQ test.: Circular: What
is an IQ test? A test that measures intelligence?
8. A symphony is a musical piece written for full orchestra.: Too broad:
The definiens also includes overtures, concertos, incidental music,
etc.
9. A sculpture is a three-dimensional image made of marble.: Too narrow:
The definiens excludes images made of bronze, wood, plaster, etc.
10.Feminism is a militant movement originated by a group of deviant
women for the purpose of undermining the natural distinction between the
sexes.: Af- fective terminology
11."Wood" means fibrous lignified cellulose.: Obscure
12.Logic is the study of arguments including definitions.: Ambiguous:
What includes definitions? Is it logic or arguments?
, DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER- The Language of Medicine
13."Truculent" is if you're cruel or fierce.: Improper grammar
14.A house is a structure made of wood or stone intended for human
habita- tion.: Too narrow: Houses can also be made of brick, etc.
15.Satire is a kind of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover
every- body's face but their own.: Figurative language (contains a
metaphor.)
16.A carpenter's square is a square used by a carpenter.: Circular
17."Safety" means a play in which a player grounds the ball behind his own
goal line when the ball was caused to cross the goal line by his own team.:
Fails to indicate the context
18.Puberty: the time in life in which the two sexes begin first to be
acquaint- ed.: Vague, possibly ambiguous
19.Normal" means an attribute possessed by people who are able to get
on in the world.: Vague
20.An organic substance is any substance that is not inorganic.: negative
21.Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.: Figurative
language (contains a metaphor.)
22."Schooner" means sort of like a sailboat.: Improper grammar;
vague; too broad: "Sailboat" also includes ketches, sloops, and yawls.
23."Faith" means reason succumbing to insecurity.: Affective terminology;
per- haps also figurative language
24."Gammon" means, in backgammon, a victory in which one player
defeats another before he can remove any of his men from the board.:
Ambiguous: One player defeats another before who can remove whose
men from the board?
, DAVI-ELLEN CHABNER- The Language of Medicine
25.A cello is a stringed musical instrument played with a bow.: Too broad:
The definiens also denotes violins, violas, and string bass.
26.Tobacco is a plant grown in the southeastern United States that, when
enjoyed in the form of cigars and cigarettes, produces a most delightful
and satisfying taste and aroma.: Affective terminology
27.History is the unfolding of miscalculations.: Figurative language
28."Clock" means a manufactured device featuring two pointers that rotate
past a set of numerals ranging from 1 to 12.: Fails to state the essential
meaning: The definition says nothing about the purpose of a clock,
which is to tell the time. Also too narrow: the definiens excludes 24 hour
clocks, digital clocks, and other clocks without numerals on their face.
29."Soap" means saponified glyceride.: Obscure
30.Mackerel: a sea-fish.: too board
31."Anchorperson" means an electronic media guru who has great looks
but less-than-average intelligence and who brings canned news to
people incapable of reading a newspaper.: Affective terminology
32."Diet" means like when you cut back on your calories.: Improper
grammar
33.Animal: a living creature corporeal, distinct, on the one side, from
pure spirit, on the other, from pure matter.: Negative, fails to convey the
essential meaning
34."Pen" means an instrument used for writing on paper.: Too broad: The
definiens also includes pencils, crayons, etc. Also too narrow: Pens
can be used on material other than paper.
35.Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes.: Too broad (brandy is
