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What is the main purpose of précising definitions?
What is the main purpose of précising definitions?
- To suggest intensional definitions
- To assign meanings to words using their ancestry
- To indicate the qualities or attributes of a word
- To clarify vague words (correct)
Which type of definition aims to assign meaning by indicating the qualities or attributes a word connotes?
Which type of definition aims to assign meaning by indicating the qualities or attributes a word connotes?
- Extensional definition
- Intensional definition (correct)
- Synonymous definition
- Etymological definition
What strategy is used in an etymological definition?
What strategy is used in an etymological definition?
- Clarifying vague words
- Assigning meanings based on ancestry (correct)
- Indicating synonymous attributes
- Producing lexical definitions only
Why can't extensional definitions be used for précising definitions?
Why can't extensional definitions be used for précising definitions?
What does an intensional definition aim to do?
What does an intensional definition aim to do?
In which situation can extensional definitions be used?
In which situation can extensional definitions be used?
What does the intensional meaning of a term consist of?
What does the intensional meaning of a term consist of?
Which of the following best describes the extensional meaning of a term?
Which of the following best describes the extensional meaning of a term?
What is included in the intensional meaning of the term 'cat'?
What is included in the intensional meaning of the term 'cat'?
What does the extensional meaning of 'bachelor' refer to?
What does the extensional meaning of 'bachelor' refer to?
Which term is synonymous with 'intensional meaning'?
Which term is synonymous with 'intensional meaning'?
'Extensional meaning' is otherwise known as:
'Extensional meaning' is otherwise known as:
Which of the following is NOT a term, according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a term, according to the text?
What is the primary concern of logic regarding language use?
What is the primary concern of logic regarding language use?
Which type of meanings are associated with terms?
Which type of meanings are associated with terms?
Why should we use Emotively Neutral Language in argument construction?
Why should we use Emotively Neutral Language in argument construction?
Which of the following is an example of an extensional term?
Which of the following is an example of an extensional term?
What are words usually considered to be, in the context of language?
What are words usually considered to be, in the context of language?
Study Notes
Logic and Emotions
- Logic aims to avoid emotively charged languages or emotionally loaded words that can cloud critical thinking and judgment.
Terms and Meanings
- A term is a word or group of words that serves as the subject of a statement, such as proper names, common names, and descriptive phrases.
- Not all words are terms; words like verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions are not terms.
Intensional and Extensional Meanings
- Terms have two kinds of meanings: intensional and extensional.
- Intensional definitions assign meaning to a word by indicating the qualities or attributes it connotes.
- Extensional definitions indicate the class or set of individual things that the term denotes or refers to.
Strategies for Intensional Definitions
- Four strategies for indicating attributes of a word:
- Synonymous definitions, using a single word that connotes the same attribute.
- Etymological definitions, disclosing the word's ancestry in its own language and in another language.
Intensional and Extensional Meanings of a Term
- The intensional meaning of a term consists of the quality and attributes it connotes.
- The extensional meaning of a term consists of the class or set of individual things it denotes or refers to.
Examples of Intensional and Extensional Meanings
- The intensional meaning of "cat" includes attributes like being furry, having four legs, moving in a certain way, and emitting certain sounds.
- The extensional meaning of "cat" includes all cats in the universe.
- The intension of "bachelor" is an unmarried man, while its extension is the set of all bachelors in the world.
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Test your understanding of extensional and intensional definitions, including their purposes and limitations. Explore the differences between lexical, stipulative, theoretical, persuasive, and précising definitions.
