1. Types Of Definitions ll Lexical, Stipulative, Persuasive

1. Determine the nature of the following definition:

“Abortion” means the ruthless murdering of innocent beings.

1. Lexical a
2. Persuasive
3. Stipulative
4. Theoretical

2. A stipulative definition is

1. always true
2. always false
3. sometimes true sometimes false
4. neither true nor false

3. A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing attitudes or stirring emotions is called

(A) Lexical

(B) Persuasive

(C) Stipulative

(D) Precisions

4. A stipulative definition may be said to be

(A) Always true

(B) Always false

(C) Sometimes true, sometimes false

(D) Neither true nor false

5. When a definition implies a proposal to use the definiendum to mean what is meant by the definiens it is called

(1) Lexical definition

(2) Stipulative definition

(3) Precising definition

(4) Persuasive definition