As a lexical definition, Mark Twain's definition "'Banker' means a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain" may be criticized as:
A) Being ambiguous.
B) Being obscure.
C) Being negative.
D) Being figurative.
E) Being circular.
D
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According to Thomson, the duty to refrain from killing an innocent person is more
stringent than the duty to keep a person from dying.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.Tolstoy opposed:
A. elitism in art. B. the expression of religious feeling in art. C. folk art. D. the application of objective criteria in judging art. E. All of the above
Berns maintains that criminal behavior
a. injures the entire community, and the community rightly expresses its anger toward the criminal. b. is a result of genetic makeup, and thus the criminal is not responsible. c. is caused by a flaw in the social system, and any anger should be directed toward the correction of that system. d. must be controlled by the society, but can legitimately be punished only by God. e. should be dealt with through reform and rehabilitation, rather than punishment.