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1 : Which of the following statements has primarily cognitive meaning?
A : Private insurance companies regularly overbill the Medicare program.
B : From what I saw last night, its clear that your little brother is a brat.
C : Justin Timberlakes latest CD is positively stunning.
D : Professor Gibson delivered a moronic lecture today on Platos metaphysics.
E : Everyone with a functioning brain rejects religious fundamentalism.
Correct Answer : A
2 : Which of the following statements expresses a value claim?
A : Animal rights groups argue that live animals should not be used as mascots.
B : The recent jobs report raised fears of a recession among Wall Street investors.
C : Piracy continues to be a drag on the motion picture industry.
D : The Los Angeles Times is a better paper than the San Francisco Chronicle.
E : Diabetes poses a serious threat to the health of the elderly.
Correct Answer : D
3 : Which of the following statements is vague?
A : Tahiti is located in French Polynesia.
B : American workers are more productive than the workers in any other country.
C : Art work at the Genesis gallery tends to be expensive.
D : Mabel shot her husband while taking a bath.
E : Polar bears are threatened by global warming.
Correct Answer : C
4 : Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
A : Anniversaries are usually occasions for celebration.
B : Homes in the new River Front development are reasonably priced.
C : The Thanksgiving holiday always occurs in November.
D : Boalt Hall is part of the University of California.
E : Professor Hays talked about sex in the seminar room.
Correct Answer : E
5 : Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
A : Factual.
B : Verbal arising from ambiguity.
C : Legal.
D : Fundamental.
E : Verbal arising from vagueness.
Correct Answer : B
6 : Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
A : Verbal arising from vagueness.
B : Emotional.
C : Verbal arising from ambiguity.
D : Factual.
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Correct Answer : D
7 : Which of the following words is a term?
A : Opportunity.
B : Again.
C : Beyond the horizon.
D : Everywhere but here.
E : Sloppily reasoned.
Correct Answer : A
8 : Which of the following are all denoted by the term Coin?
A : Round, metallic, shiny, valuable.
B : American, Canadian, French, German.
C : Dime, nickel, quarter, penny.
D : Gold, silver, copper, zinc.
E : Government, nation, figurehead.
Correct Answer : C
9 : Which of the following are all connoted by the term actress?
A : Television, radio, stage, screen.
B : Empathic, talented, intuitive, perceptive.
C : Nicole Kidman, Helen Hunt, Christina Aguilera, Angelina Jolie.
D : Drama, comedy, documentary, horror.
E : Wealthy, popular, admired, followed.
Correct Answer : B
10 : Which of the following terms have the same extension?
A : Jordan Spieth, Novak Djokovic.
B : Offensive player, defensive player.
C : Edgar Allen Poe, author of the Iliad.
D : Pitcher, catcher.
E : Tooth fairy, leprechaun.
Correct Answer : E
11 : Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension?
A : Carbonated soft drink, drink, soft drink Pepsi.
B : Soft drink, carbonated soft drink, Pepsi, drink.
C : Pepsi, carbonated soft drink, soft drink, drink.
D : Drink, soft drink, carbonated soft drink, Pepsi.
E : Pepsi, drink, carbonated soft drink, soft drink.
Correct Answer : D
12 : Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing intension?
A : Magazine, news magazine, Time, publication.
B : Publication, magazine, news magazine, Time.
C : Time, news magazine, magazine, publication.
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Correct Answer : C
13 : Which of the following are both intensional definitions?
A : Etymological, definition by genus and difference.
B : Synonymous definition, demonstrative definition.
C : Definition by genus and difference, enumerative definition.
D : Demonstrative definition, definition by subclass.
E : Ostensive definition, etymological definition.
Correct Answer : A
14 : Which of the following are both extensional definitions?
A : Ostensive definition, definition by genus and difference.
B : Definition by subclass, enumerative definition.
C : Operational definition, synonymous definition.
D : Demonstrative definition, definition by genus and difference.
E : Etymological definition, definition by subclass.
Correct Answer : B
15 : In the definition Channel means a navigable route between two bodies of water the
definiens is:
A : Between two bodies of water.
B : Route.
C : Channel.
D : Navigable.
E : Navigable route between two bodies of water.
Correct Answer : E
16 : In the definition Ghost means the soul of a dead person the definiendum is:
A : Ghost.
B : Dead.
C : Soul.
D : Person.
E : Soul of a dead person.
Correct Answer : A
17 : The definition Contract means an agreement enforceable by law is an example of:
A : A precising definition.
B : A theoretical definition.
C : A definition by genus and difference.
D : A definition by subclass.
E : An etymological definition.
Correct Answer : C
18 : The definition Rest means (1) the repose of sleep, (2) an interval of silence between notes,
(3) a period of inactivity is an example of:
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