1. To conclude that what holds true of an individual in a group is automatically true of the group itself is known as the fallacy of
a. composition
b. division
c. vagueness
d. ambiguity
e. unclear thinking
2. Classify the following as a type of definition: Do you see that bump on your thumb? That's a wart, kiddo.
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. illicit definition
e. two of the above
3. Classify the following as a type of definition: I know what love is. You can leave your hat on. [Randy Newman]
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. stupid definition
e. none of the above
4. Classify the following as a type of definition: “Obscenity," according to Pennsylvania statute Title 18, Part 2, Chapter 59, §5903(b), is "Any material or performance, if the average person applying contemporary community standards would find that the subject matter taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest."
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. indecent definition
e. illicit definition
5. Classify the following: I may not be able to state precisely what pornography is, but the magazines on that rack are cases in point.
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. legal definition
e. archaic definition
6. A grouping ambiguity is
a. a particular kind of semantic ambiguity
b. a particular kind of syntactic ambiguity
c. not a type of ambiguity at all
d. a weaseler or an example of vagueness
e. a matter of the failure of synonymy
7. Classify the following: A monster is anything that goes bump in the night.
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. luxurious definition
e. none of the above
8. Classify the following: In the field of philosophy, ontological solipsism is the belief or theory that only the self exists.
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. artificial definition
e. two of the above
9. Classify the following: “Everything has its purpose" is, obviously, a cliché.
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. novel definition
e. aural definition
10. Classify the following: “Awesome" is just another word for "way cool.”
a. definition by example
b. definition by synonym
c. analytical definition
d. inferior definition