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Logic 101 Practice Test: Language - Meaning and Definition
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Language is a system of communication that uses words or signs to express thoughts and feelings. It can be spoken, written, or manual (signed). Language is also a specific communicative system used by a particular group of speakers.  Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and written forms, and may also be conveyed through sign languages.  Language is also the medium through which human beings relate to themselves, each other, and the wider world. Logic can be thought... Show more
Logic 101 Practice Test: Language - Meaning and Definition
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1. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension?
2. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of increasing extension?
3. 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:
4. The definition ''Parlor' means a room for receiving visitors' is an example of:
5. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of increasing extension?
6. Which of the following are both intensional definitions?
7. As a lexical definition, the definition ''Possible' means anything that is not impossible' may be criticized as:
8. Which of the following groups of terms is in the order of decreasing extension?
9. The definition ''Watch' means a small portable timepiece' is an example of:
10. Which of the following are all connoted by the term 'comedian'?
11. In the definition ''Directory' means a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in an area' the genus term is:
12. As a lexical definition, the definition ''Supernatural' means whatever you don't normally expect' may be criticized as:
13. In the definition ''Mission' means a specific task that a person is sent to perform' the definiendum is:
14. In the definition ''Expert' means a person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field' the definiens is:
15. The definition ''Leg' means (1) a lower limb of a biped, (2) a support for a piece of furniture, (3) a part of a garment' is an example of:
16. In the definition ''Faucet' means a device intended to control the flow of a liquid' the difference word(s) is/are:
17. is best described as:"
18. As a lexical definition, the definition ''Keyboard' means a board with keys' may be criticized as:
19. The definition ''Grain' means (1) a small hard seed, (2) a unit of weight, (3) the arrangement or direction of the fibers in wood' is an example of:
20. As a lexical definition, Lord Webb-Johnson's multiple definition 'A neurotic is a person who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is a man who lives in it. And a psychiatrist is a man who collects the rent' may be criticized as:
21. As a lexical definition, the definition ''Royal' means pertaining to royalty' may be criticized as:
22. The definition ''Organ' means a heart, liver, kidney, or pancreas' is an example of:
23. Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of increasing intension?
24. As a lexical definition, Ambrose Bierce's definition ''Historian: A broad-gauge gossip' may be criticized as:
25. Words such as 'excessive,' 'fresh,' and 'normal' tend to be:

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