The definition "'Roam' means wander" is an example of:
A) A legal definition.
B) An ostensive definition.
C) A synonymous definition.
D) An etymological definition.
E) A precising definition.
C
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INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and a new statement. You must determine how the new statement is related to the given statement and determine the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. Some non-A are non-B. (F) Some non-A are not non-B
A) Contraposition. (F) B) Subalternation. (Und.) C) Contradictory. (T) D) Subalternation. (F) E) Subcontrary. (T)
A striking geological feature, such as a mountain or canyon, that is considered to be the center of creation demonstrates
a. that all people originally lived in either mountains or canyons. b. how indigenous peoples view mapmaking differently than others do. c. that indigenous understandings of the cosmos are extremely primitive. d. how natural environment plays an important role in indigenous peoples' kinship with creation.
Which of the following should we ask in evaluating an argument?
A. Is the arguer an ethical person? B. Does the arguer commit any logical fallacies? C. Does the arguer practice what he or she preaches? D. All of the answers are correct
If we can come up with a scenario in which all the premises are true but the conclusion is false, then we know that __________
(a) the premises are in fact false (b) the conclusion is in fact false (c) the premises do not imply the conclusion (d) the conclusion does not imply its premises