the power of logic "Definitions"

Question 1

what makes a word vague ?

Answer 1

if there are borderline cases in which there is no way to determine whether the word applies

Question 1

what important role does definitions play in arguments ?

Answer 1

can be used to clear up ambiguity and make vague terminology more precise

Question 2

what is the extension of a term ?

Answer 2

it consists of the set of things to which the term applies .

Question 3

what is the intension of a tear ?

Answer 3

consists in the properties a thing must have to be included in the terms extension.

Question 4

what is an extensional definition ?

Answer 4

specifies the meaning of a term by indicating the set of things to which the term applies

Question 5

what are the two basic types of extensional definitions ?

Answer 5

nonverbal(ostenssive) / and verbal

Question 6

how do you give an ostensive definition?

Answer 6

one specifies the meaning of a term by pointing to objects in its extension.

Question 7

what its an enumerative definition ?

Answer 7

name the members of the extensions individually.

Question 8

what are the two ways a definition may be ?

Answer 8

partial or complete

Question 9

what makes and extensional definition complete ?

Answer 9

if all members of the extension is listed .

Question 10

what is another kind of verbal extensional definition ?

Answer 10

subclass

Question 11

what is a subclass ?

Answer 11

the members of the extension in groups

Question 12

why can some terms not be defined extensionally ?

Answer 12

because their extensions are empty

Question 13

what does an intensional definition do ?

Answer 13

specifies the meaning of a term by indicating the properties a thing must have to be included in the terms extension

Question 14

what does it mean for lexical definitions to have truth values ?

Answer 14

it means they are either true or false

Question 15

what is a lexical definitions ?

Answer 15

reports the conventional or established intension of a term

Question 16

what is a stipulative definition ?

Answer 16

specifies the intension of a term independently of convention or established use.

Question 17

what is a premising definition ?

Answer 17

reduces the vagueness of a term by imposing limits on the conventional meaning

Question 18

how does a premising definition differ from a stipulative definition ?

Answer 18

because it is not independent of the conventional meaning , but its like a stipulative definition in that it is a proposal to draw lines at a point not give by the conventional meaning

Question 19

what are theoretical definitions ?

Answer 19

is an intensional definition that attempts to provide an adequate understanding of he things to which the term applies

Question 20

what is a definiendum ?

Answer 20

the word being defined

Question 21

what is a definiens ?

Answer 21

the words or words that do the defining

Question 22

how is a difference by genus and subclass inadequate ?

Answer 22

if it fails to meet certain criteria

Question 23

what is a counter example ?

Answer 23

toa definition is something to which the term applies , but doesn’t met the conditions or it mets the conditions an the term does not apply to it

Question 24

what are figurative definitions ?

Answer 24

are generally either obscure or ambiguous

Question 25

what is a circular definition?

Answer 25

if the definiendum appears in the definiens

Question 26

what is a persuasive definition ?

Answer 26

makes the term sound good or bad unnecessarily ?

Question 27

what are the 5 types of definitions ?

Answer 27

1. stipulative
   2.lexical
   3.precising
   4.theoretical
2. persuasive