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Practice #3 Ch. #2
Philosophy 1013

Directions for questions 1-10: In the margin to the left of each statement, indicate whether the technique used to define the words
below is: demonstrative (D), enumerative (E), definition by subclass (C), synonymous (S), etymological (R), operational
definition (O), or definition by genus and difference (G), by writing the capital letter that corresponds to each type of method.
Make certain that it is clear which letter corresponds to which number and that your writing is clearly legible otherwise you will
not get credit for your answer.

(1) “Cell phone” means Apple i-phone, Samsung Galaxy, Motorola Droid, HTC One, etc.
(2) “Insane” means crazy.
(3) “Blood pressure” means the numbers that appear on an electric sphygmomanometer after it is attached
to the upper part of a human arm, the “start” button was pushed, and the machine inflated and deflated the
cuff.
(4) “Sister” means female sibling.
(5) “Leader of a country” means Barack Obama, David Cameron, Vladimir Putin, Robert Mugabe, etc.
(6) “European country” means the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, etc.
(7) “Zoology” is formed from two Greek words: zoe, which means life, and logos, which means logic.
(8) “Computer company” means Apple, Dell, HP, IBM, etc.
(9) “Dermatologist” means skin doctor.
(10) “Chair” means that thing over there (while physically pointing at a chair).

Directions for questions 11-15: In the margin to the left of each definition, indicate whether the definition is: lexical (L),
stipulative, (S), precising (P), theoretical (T), or persuasive (C) by writing the capital letter that corresponds to each type of
definition. Make certain that it is clear which letter corresponds to which number and that your writing is clearly legible
otherwise you will not get credit for your answer.

(11) “Chemical bond” means an attraction between atoms that allows the formation of chemical
substances that contain two or more atoms.
(12) “Obese” for purposes determining the price of a life insurance policy, means anyone with a BMI
greater than 30.
(13) “Cardiologist” means heart doctor.
(14) “Corporate CEO” means greedy, cruel, selfish, unprincipled, and heartless executive director of a
company.
(15) Let’s use “murse” to mean a purse that a man carries around.

Directions for questions 16-20: In the margin to the left of each statement, indicate whether the statement is true or false by
writing the letter “T” for true and the letter “F” for false. Make certain that it is clear which letter corresponds to which number
and that your writing is clearly legible otherwise you will not get credit for your answer.

(16) Defining a term by the technique of definition by enumeration can produce a precising definition.
(17) Defining a term by expressing synonyms of the term can be used to produce a stipulative definition.
(18) Synonymous definitions equate the word being defined with another word that has the same
intensional meaning.
(19) “Unicorn” and “dragon” have the same intensional meaning.
(20) The purpose of a lexical definition is to reduce the vagueness of a term.