Unit 1. Critical Thinking and Logic Quiz

What is conversational implicature?

• The implied meaning of a sentence in the context of a conversation

• The stipulative meaning of a sentence

• The literal meaning of a sentence

• The persuasive meaning of a sentence

What is a reportive definition?

• A definition used with the intention of influencing emotions

• A definition that makes a vague or ambiguous definition more precise

• A definition that reports the current meaning of a term

• A definition that assigns a new meaning to an existing term

What are some criteria for evaluating definitions?

• Being too broad or too narrow

• Being circular, inconsistent, or obscure

• Being factual or verbal

• Being necessary or sufficient

What is a verbal dispute?

• A dispute involving linguistic misunderstanding

• A dispute over facts

• A dispute involving persuasive definitions

• A dispute over necessary and sufficient conditions

What is a necessary condition?

• A condition that makes a vague or ambiguous definition more precise

• A condition that assigns a new meaning to an existing term

• A condition that must be the case for something else to obtain

• A condition that guarantees an event

What is a stipulative definition?

• A definition that reports the current meaning of a term

• A definition that assigns a new meaning to an existing term

• A definition used with the intention of influencing emotions

• A definition that makes a vague or ambiguous definition more precise

What is a persuasive definition?

• A definition that reports the current meaning of a term

• A definition that assigns a new meaning to an existing term

• A definition that makes a vague or ambiguous definition more precise

• A definition used with the intention of influencing emotions

What is a factual dispute?

• A dispute over the current meaning of a term

• A dispute involving linguistic misunderstanding

• A dispute over necessary and sufficient conditions

• A dispute over facts

What is a sufficient condition?

• A condition that makes a vague or ambiguous definition more precise

• A condition that assigns a new meaning to an existing term

• A condition that must be the case for something else to obtain

• A condition that guarantees an event