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1
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What is vagueness

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Lack of distinctness of meaning

2
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Define ambiguity

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open to more than one interpretation; have a double meaning

3
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What are the 3 types of ambiguity

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Semantic ambiguity

Syntactic ambiguity

Grouping ambiguity

4
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Define semantic ambiguity

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When a word in a sentence has multiple meanings

5
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Define syntactic ambiguity

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When sentence-structure (syntax) allows for different interpretations

6
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Define grouping ambiguity

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When it’s unclear if you are referring to a group of things collectively of individually

7
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Define generality (aka overgenerality)

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Lack of specificity

Information is too broad to be useful

8
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What is lexical definition

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Reports standard use of the term in the community

“Most critical thinking contexts call for lexical definition

9
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Define stimulative definition

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Definition that articulates your intended meaning

10
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Define precising definition

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Definition to make a vague word more precise

Combines lexical and stipulation

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Define persuasive definition

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Definition meant to persuade, often slanted

Attempts to attach emotive meaning to a term

12
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Definition by example (ostensive)

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Pointing to or identifying actual examples of the thing or quality being defined

(As we do for a child)

13
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Definition by synonym

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Assigns a meaning to a word by offering another word that has the same meaning as the word being defined

14
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Define analytical definition

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Specifies features that a thing must possess in order for the definition to be applied

(Almost all lexical definitions are analytical)