1、An expression is vague if
A、 it has two or more precise meanings.
B、 there is no precise boundary between the cases in which it applies and the cases in which it does not apply.
C、 it is misleading to others.
D、 it is both valid and sound.
E、 All of the above.
2、An expression is ambiguous if
A、 it has two or more distinct meanings.
B、 there is no precise boundary between the cases in which it applies and the cases in which it does not apply.
C、 it is misleading to others.
D、 it is both valid and sound.
E、 All of the above.
3、Which of the following expressions is vague?
A、 twice
B、 fast
C、 zero
D、 hour
4、Which of the following expressions is semantically ambiguous?
A、 bank
B、 river
C、 North Carolina
D、 the Atlantic Ocean
E、 the International Monetary Fund
5、Which of the following sentences is syntactically ambiguous?
A、 Close doors and open windows.
B、 Please turn off your cell phones.
C、 The speed limit on this road is 100 kilometers per hour.
D、 The conference will be held next week.
E、 I need to deposit some money at the bank.
6、An argument that equivocates (or commits the fallacy of equivocation) is
A、 an argument that depends on an ambiguity.
B、 an argument with a premise that needs to be justified but isn’t justified.
C、 an argument that something isn’t true because we do not know it is true.
D、 an argument that a group of things must ha
7、A slippery slope argument is
A、 an argument that depends on an ambiguity.
B、 an argument with a premise that needs to be justified but isn’t justified.
C、 an argument that something isn’t true because we do not know it is true.
D、 an argument that a group of things must ha
8、Consider the following argument:“If you smoke one cigarette today, then you will end up smoking another one tomorrow, and more the day after that, and before you know it you will smoking two packs a day and shortening your life expectancy by decades.
A、 fallacy of equivocation.
B、 conceptual slippery slope fallacy.
C、 causal slippery slope fallacy.
D、 fairness slippery slope fallacy.
E、 All of the above.
