Define this!
The statement which gives the meaning of a term.
What is Definition?
The thing intension does as extension increases.
What is decreases?
The thing extension does as intension decreases.
What is increases?
A father telling his children that it must be warm outside before they can swim needs to work on reducing this.
What is vagueness?
The rule broken in the following definition:
The heart is the organ in the chest that goes "lub-dub."
What is rule 1?
A concept expressed by one or more words.
What is a term?
The sum of all individual objects to which a term applies.
What is extension?
Human, Female, CCA teacher, Mrs. Barr
is an example of this.
What is increasing intension?
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee might be able to agree on anything if they could just remove this from their arguments.
What is ambiguity?
The rule broken in the following definition:
A bag is a pliant repository.
What is rule 4?
The type of definition used for a new word.
What is stipulative?
Arrange this list in order of increasing extension:
Animal, Ape, Gorilla, Living being, Mammal
What is:
Gorilla, Ape, Mammal, Animal, Living being
Mickey Mouse, rodent, Disney character, American icon
is an example of this.
What is decreasing intension?
Syllogism, endoplasmic reticulation, and coordinate plane are all examples of this type of definition.
What is theoretical?
The rule broken in the following definition:
A handshake is when two people clasp each other's right hand.
What is rule 6?
The type of definition that is clear and precise.
What is precising?
Arrange this list in order of decreasing extension:
city, planet, solar system, universe
What is:
universe, solar system, planet, city
Arrange this list in order of decreasing intension:
city, planet, solar system, universe
What is:
city, planet, solar system, universe
A higher category where terms are placed for a clearer definition.
What is genus?
The rule broken in the following definition:
A teacher is a person who gives instruction to children.
What is rule 3?
A single, established meaning.
What is lexical?
To extend your ability, run to the board to create increasing extension for at least three terms.
Mrs. Barr will check your work.
Prove your intension to win by running to the board to create increasing intension for at least three terms.
Mrs. Barr will check your work.
A genus & species hierarchy chart shows this between terms.
What is the relationship?
DAILY DOUBLE:
TWO-PART ANSWER: What are the rules broken in the following definitions:
1. Failing is not succeeding.
2. A bore is a person who talks when you want him to listen.
1. Rule 5
2. Rule 4