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1.

Determine which of the following rules for definition by genus and difference is violated by the following passage: Piety is prosecuting the wrongdoer.-Paraphrase of a line in Plato's Euthyphro.
Your Answer: Rule 3: A definition must be neither too broad nor too narrow.

2.

Instructions: Choose the appropriate genus and difference for the following definiendum to construct an accurate definition: House
Your Answer: Structure; dwelling

3.

Instructions: Choose the appropriate genus and difference for the following definiendum to construct an accurate definition: Rose
Your Answer: Plant; flower

4.

Determine which of the following rules for definition by genus and difference is violated by the following passage: Death is non-life.
Your Answer: Rule 5: A definition should not be negative when it can be affirmative.

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Instructions: Identify the kinds of agreement or disagreement most

probably exhibited by the following pair: Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.-Abraham Lincoln Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.-Elbert Hubbard
Your Answer: Disagreement in belief/disagreement in attitude

6.

Instructions: Identify the kinds of agreement or disagreement most probably exhibited by the following pair: If you go in for argument, take care of your temper.-Joseph Farrell Use soft words and hard arguments.-English Proverb
Your Answer: Agreement in belief/disagreement in attitude Correct Answer: Agreement in belief/agreement in attitude Both express agreement about what an argument is, and how to approach it. See Emotive Language, Neutral Language, and Disputes

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Instructions: Choose the most appropriate language-function category for the following passage: "Although the ceremony is not until 5:30, we are opening the house from 3:00."-from a wedding website.
Your Answer: Informative

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Instructions: Choose the language-function category most probably intended to be served by the following passage: When they understand that we are serious and that we will defeat them, then that will affect them, their morale, their courage, and their motivation.-Rahmatullah Nabil, Afghanistan's new intelligence chief as of August 2010, quoted in The New York Times about fighting the Taliban.
Your Answer: Expressive

9.

Instructions: Choose the language-function category most

probably intended to be served by the following passage: A majority of Americans do welcome Obama's decision to end combat operations in Iraq.-"Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose war in Afghanistan," msnbc.com, August 20, 2010.
Your Answer: Informative

10.

Instructions: The author of the following passage intends to assert a proposition. Choose which of the following most accurately captures that proposition: The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.-John Cage
Your Answer: There are no reasons why someone judges something ugly.

11.

Instructions: The author of the following passage intends to assert a proposition. Choose which of the following most accurately captures that proposition: Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.-Petrarch
Your Answer: It is not often that a beautiful person is also a virtuous person.

12.

Instructions: Choose the most appropriate language-function category for the following passage: I'm disgusted by this guy!-Posted comment by a People.com reader, about "The Bachelor," Jake Pavelka, August 20, 2010.
Your Answer: Expressive

13.

Instructions: Choose the most appropriate language-function category for the following passage: I just bought a house.-Actress, Demi Lovato, quoted in People.com, August 20, 2010.
Your Answer: Informative

14.

Instructions: Choose the most appropriate language-function category for the following passage: Follow U.S. 101 north and then switch to I-80 east, and take it across the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge.http://visitors.berkeley.edu/gethere/traveling.shtml
Your Answer: Directive

15.

Instructions: Five types of definition have been discussed in this section: stipulative, lexical, precising, theoretical, and persuasive. Determine whether or not the following definition of one of the terms is true or false: A lexical definition explains the usage of a term.
Your Answer: True

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Instructions: Five types of definition have been discussed in this section: stipulative, lexical, precising, theoretical, and persuasive. Determine whether or not the following definition of one of the terms is true or false. A precising definition describes how an object looks.
Your Answer: False

17.

Instructions: Determine what sort of dispute occurs in the following exchange: Person 1: "The Matrix" is an excellent film because its special effects were groundbreaking. Person 2: I disagree. "The Matrix" is an excellent film because it popularized interesting philosophical concepts.
Your Answer: Genuine

18.

Instructions: Determine what sort of dispute occurs in the following exchange:

Person 1: Rosalind must be the smartest girl in her class. She finished the year with a 4.0 GPA. Person 2: No, Rosalind isn't the smartest girl in the class. I heard the GPA calculations were off this year.
Your Answer: Genuine

19.

Instructions: Which of the following defines "computer" by example?

Your Answer: All of the above

20.

Instructions: Choose the most appropriate synonymous definition for the following term: Expert
Your Answer: Master

21.

Instructions: Choose the most appropriate synonymous definition for the following term: Prevaricate
Your Answer: Be evasive

22.

Instructions: In the following groups of terms, identify the group in which the terms are arranged in order of increasing intension:
Your Answer: Container; bag; handbag; Gucci handbag.

23.

Instructions: In the following groups of terms, identify the group in which the terms are arranged in order of increasing intension:
Your Answer: Animals with bones; animals with fur; animals that meow. See The Structure of Definitions: Extension and Intension

24.

Instructions: In the following groups of terms, identify the group in which the terms are arranged in order of increasing intension:
Your Answer: Vehicle for conveyance on water, ship, oil tanker. See The Structure of Definitions: Extension and Intension

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Instructions: Which of the following defines "building" by example?

Your Answer: Willis Tower See The Structure of Definitions: Extension and Intension