- Description
CJS 225 Wk 2 – Concept Check
- Question 1
Classify the following: See that stuff up there? That’s plaque.
Definition by example
Definition by synonym
Analytical definition
- Question 2
Classify the following: The Ojibwa are a tribe of Algonquian Indians from the Lake Superior region.
Definition by example
Definition by synonym
Analytical definition
- Question 3
“Emotive meaning” refers to a term’s:
Denotation
Connotation
Literal meaning
Pejorative impact
- Question 4
Connotation is usually:
Subjective
Objective
Neutral
Non-subjective
- Question 5
A grouping ambiguity is:
A special kind of semantic ambiguity
A special kind of syntactic ambiguity
Neither a kind of semantic ambiguity, nor a kind of syntactic ambiguity
A structural vagueness
- Question 6
If a claim conflicts with our background information, we give it low initial plausibility and lean toward rejecting it, unless very strong evidence can be produced on its behalf.
- T
True
- F
False
- Question 7
If you have reason to believe that an expert is biased, you should reject that expert’s claim as false.
- T
True
- F
False
- Question 8
You are rationally justified in accepting the view of the majority of experts in a given subject, even if this view turns out later to have been incorrect.
T
True
- F
False
- Question 9
The content and structure of Wikipedia are determined by its users.
T
True
- F
False
- Question 10
A pathos advertisement can provide people with information that can clinch their decision to make a purchase.
- T
True
- F
False