Site MapHelpFeedbackFill in the Blank Quiz
Fill in the Blank Quiz
(See related pages)

1

A(n) comparison is produced by a comparative claim whose basis for comparison is unclear, or which in some other way omits essential information.
2

is the failure of a word or claim to possess any precise meaning.
3

is a type of average arrived at by adding up a group of numbers and dividing by the number of them.
4

is a type of average arrived at by finding the midpoint in a set of numerical values.
5

is a type of average arrived at by finding the most frequently occurring value or number in a group.
6

is the openness of a word or claim to more than one interpretation.
7

A(n) ambiguity is a type of semantic ambiguity that consists of referring to a group of individuals without clarifying whether one means the group as a whole or the individuals in it taken separately.
8

A(n) ambiguity is a type of ambiguity caused by the multiple meanings of words.
9

A(n) ambiguity is a type of ambiguity caused by the grammatical structure of a sentence.
10

A fallacy of is the mistaken assumption that what holds true of the members of a group, taken separately, will hold true of the group of them taken together.
11

A fallacy of is the mistaken assumption that what holds true of a group, considered as a whole, will hold true of its members taken separately.
12

Roughly speaking, the less detail a claim provides, the more it is.
13

A definition by is one that breaks a term down into its essential elements.
14

A definition by is one that provides a representative example of a term.
15

A definition by is one that explains a term by means of a word or phrase that has the same meaning.
16

A(n) definition is one intended to assign a meaning to a (new or existing) word by fiat.
17

A(n) definition is one intended to influence its audience's sentiments on a subject.
18

A(n) definition is one intended to make a vague concept more exact.
19

A(n) is a work of nonfiction prose that aims at stating and defending a position on some issue.
20

force is the overtones of feeling that a word arouses, as something above and beyond the word's literal meaning.





To learn more about the book this website supports, please visit its Information Center.
(c)2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Notice.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.


Critical ThinkingOnline Learning Center

Home > Chapter 3 > Fill in the Blank Quiz