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Purpose & Types of Definitions (1)
Genus and Species (2)
Extension and Intention (3)
Methods of Defining (4)
Rules for Defining by Genus & Difference (5)
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A definition is a statement that gives the _____ of a term. A term is a concept with a precise meaning expressed with one or more words.

meaning

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A species of a term is a term that is more ______ than the original term and is included by it.

Specific, narrow or concrete. (Any of these answers are correct.)

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As intension increases, extension _________.

decreases

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If I say the word "dwelling" and then tell you it's like a "house," I've used a ______ to help define the word dwelling.

Synonym

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1. A definition should state the _______ attributes of the term.

essential

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A Precising Definition is very dependent on the ______ in which it is used.

situation

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Logic species are Formal and _______ Logic.

Informal

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Something is abstract when it is less (c)________.

concrete

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If I say the words "Giant Blue Inflatable Gorilla" and then point a large gorilla balloon out to you as we are driving by a car dealership, I'm using an _______ to define what I'm describing.

example

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A definition should not be too ______ or too narrow.

broad

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You would find a Lexical Definition in this common book.

Dictionary

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When no other type exist, we say the species is _______.

exhaustive

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Extension and Intension are _________ related.

inversely
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When we are defining by difference, we should make sure to use an ______ difference between what we are describing and other terms.

essential

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Daily Double!!!!

A definition should be the _____ part of speech as the term.

same.

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Daily Double!!!!!

When a new word is invented it has a ______ definition.

Stipulative

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A term can be ____ a genus and a species.

both
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The extension of a term is the sum of all the _______ ________ described by it.
individual objects
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When we define by example, we want to try to use _____ terms to do so.

many or several

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A definition should be stated (p)_______, it possible.

positively

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Definitions increase vocabulary, reduce vagueness, influence attitudes, show relationships, remove ambiguity, and ________.

explain concepts theoretically.

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When species are mutually exclusive, they ______ overlap.

do not
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Intention of a term is the sum of it's ________.

attributes.

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To define by "Genus and (then) Difference" means to name a term's genus and then adding _______ words to distinguish that term from every other species under that genus

descriptive

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Challenge B is the ______-est class at the Paseo campus.

Cool, smart, scary, goofy, pretty, handsome, groovy, or smelly are acceptable answers.