Determine whether the following claim is too vague in the context that is stated or implied: "How many miles to a gallon does it get? Oh, you'll be quite satisfied if you buy this little beauty. It gets really impressive mileage."
What will be an ideal response?
Too vague for a potential buyer. But the vagueness is supportive of the speaker's purpose, which is to evade the question.
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The story of the Ring of Gyges is employed by Glaucon to illustrate the claim that __________
a. no one is willingly just b. justice is more profitable than injustice c. some people will do the right thing, no matter what d. justice is a private good
Classify the following definition according to its use: to reduce vagueness, to introduce or explain a new or unusual word, to evoke an attitude about something, or to accomplish some other purpose."The cliché is prefabricated language; it is packaged and ready for immediate delivery."-William F. Irmscher and Harryette Stover, The Holt Guide to English
What will be an ideal response?
These Muslims make up 85 percent of the Muslim population and think of themselves as guardians of Islamic orthodoxy and tradition
a. Shi'ites b. Umayyads c. Abbasids d. Sunnis
Rev. Sun Yung Moon's __________, as sacred text, interprets the true meaning of the Christian Bible
a. Bhagavad Gita b. Divine Principle c. Divine Mind d. Dudeism e. Krishna