As a lexical definition, the definition "'Pencil' means a cylindrical piece of wood, a few inches in length, having a graphite core and a piece of soft rubber attached to one end" may be criticized as:
A) Being obscure.
B) Failing to convey the essential meaning of the word being defined.
C) Being circular.
D) Being vague.
E) Being ambiguous.
B
You might also like to view...
What do all post-colonial thinkers agree is needed to restore a good life to oppressed people?
What will be an ideal response?
A Good Will is the only thing good without qualification, according to Kant
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Skeptical arguments tend to rest on
A. Solid logical thinking B. Impossible suppositions C. Proven theorems D. Pure emotionalism
The minority population of the public schools is growing because the minority population of the United States is growing. (Arthea J. S. Reed and Verna E. Bergemann, In the Classroom: An Introduction to Education)This statement exemplifies a(n) ________.
A. argument B. conditional statement C. report D. unsupported assertion E. explanation