Chapter 1 Terms And Definitions

Question 1

Terms

Answer 1

What is meant by what one says, writes or conveys.

Question 2

Propositions

Answer 2

What is true or false

Question 3

Explications

Answer 3

One provides an analysis of the meaning of a term

Question 4

Definiens

Answer 4

What is being defined- the definition to the term

Question 5

Definiendum

Answer 5

What is defined- the term

Question 6

Literal defenition

Answer 6

Conveys what the term is

Question 7

Metaphorical defenition

Answer 7

Imprecise , conveys multiple interpretations and has different meanings in different contexts

Question 8

Defining by extension

Answer 8

Defining by examples

Question 9

Demonstrative defenition

Answer 9

Using objects, or pointing to examples- in person

Question 10

Enumerative definition

Answer 10

List of particular examples- work best with famous cases

List of particulars

Question 11

Defining by subclass

Answer 11

Kinds or sets, defining by using kinds of definiendum

List of kinds

Question 12

Defining by intension

Answer 12

Defining by providing the meaning of the term- abstract, thought

Question 13

Defining by synonym

Answer 13

Providing defines with the same or similar meaning

Question 14

Etymological

Answer 14

Defining by providing history of the definiendum

Question 15

Lexical definition

Answer 15

Closest to a dictionary definition- defining by genus and differentia

The kind or category of definiendum and differentia- what sets it apart from other definiendum

Question 16

Defining by exclusion

Answer 16

Defining by what it is NOT

Question 17

Defining by antonym

Answer 17

Polar opposites off the definiendum

Question 18

Specious similarity

Answer 18

Similar but distinct in kinds