Definitions
The science and art of reasoning well.
What is logic
If a word has more than one possible meaning it is _______.
What is ambiguous
**remember -one of the purposes of lexical definitions is to eliminate ambiguity.
Arrange the following terms in order of increasing extension:
banquet, dinner, formal dinner, meal, wedding banquet
What is -
wedding banquet, banquet, formal dinner, dinner, meal
**remember
increasing extension increasing in detail so (start very specific) and get less detailed.
A definition should not be circular.
What is Rule 2.
Explain the primary error made by the given genus & difference definition.
chair: a four-legged piece of furniture
What is:too broad/too narrow (rule 3)
Drawing proper conclusions from other information
What is Reasoning
This type of definition removes ambiguity and shows relationships--
What is a lexical definition
Arrange the following terms in order of increasing intension:
brother, child, human, sibling, twin brother
What is:
human, child, sibling, brother, twin brother
**remember - increasing intension --more & more detail so (start broad)
A definition should not be unclear or figurative.
What is Rule 4
What is the primary rule broken by the following definition:
chick: juvenile poultry
What is: unclear/(obscure)
rule 4
A statement that cannot be both true and false.
What is the Law of Noncontradiction
This type of definition reduces vagueness.
What is a precising definition
Arrange the following in order of decreasing extension:
airplane, fighter, jet, F-14, vehicle
What is:
vehicle, airplane, jet, fighter F-14
**remember- decreasing extension start broad and increase the detail.
A definition should not be of the same part of the speech as the term.
What is Rule 6
What is the primary rule broken by the following:
to think: to think about something
What is: circular (rule 2)
This type of logic deals directly with reasoning.
What is Formal Logic
This type of definition is meant to influence one's attitude about the term.
What is a persuasive definition.
Arrange these terms in order of decreasing intension-
body, celestial body, gas giant, Jupiter, planet
What is-
Jupiter, gas giant, planet, celestial body, body
**remember-decreasing intension start specific and get (more and more broad)
A definition should not be too broad nor too narrow.
What is Rule 3.
The following are defined:
a) father=dad - (What is a __________)
b) Adam was Abel's father - (What are examples)
c) male parent - (What is genus & difference)
What is a synonym
This type of logic deals with operations of thinking which are only indirectly related to reasoning.
What is Informal Logic
This type of definition supplies the meaning of a new term.
What is a stipulative definition.
This is a 2-part question ( the following are definitions- please name the correct vocabulary word(s).
1.The sum of all the individual objects described by it.
2. The sum of all the common attributes denoted by the term.
What is extension & intension
**1.extension, 2. intension
This is a 2-part question-
1. A definition should state the essential attributes of the term.
AND
2. a definition should be stated positively, if possible.
What is- Rule 1 & Rule 5
This was mentioned the first week of class-
The goal of my class is not to teach us to be ___________ with one another.
What is quarrelsome