Arrange the following terms in order of increasing intension.
A. Baseball player
B. Ball player
C. Fielder
D. Athlete
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
D, B, A, C
Intension means the set of defining attributes (qualities) a term connotes. The more specific a term, the more attributes it packs in, so increasing intension means going from the most general (fewest attributes) to the most specific (most attributes). Note this is the reverse of increasing extension (number of members).
Rank the four terms by how much they specify:
• Athlete — broadest; any sportsperson, very few defining marks.
• Ball player — an athlete restricted to ball games; adds the attribute of playing with a ball.
• Baseball player — a ball player restricted to one sport, baseball; adds more attributes.
• Fielder — a baseball player in a particular defensive role; adds the most attributes, so it is the narrowest and richest in intension.
Therefore increasing intension runs: Athlete, then Ball player, then Baseball player, then Fielder.
The correct order is Athlete, Ball player, Baseball player, Fielder. Orderings that place Baseball player before Ball player, or that start with Fielder, reverse the general-to-specific direction and confuse intension with extension.
Similar Questions
Arrange the following group of terms in order of decreasing intension.
A. MammalB. Wildcat
C. Feline
D. Animal
E. Vertebrate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:The collection of all the objects to which a term may correctly be applied is called?
A. The intension of that term
B. Connotation of that term
C. The extension of that term
D. Denotation of that term
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Important Questions from Connotations and Denotations of Terms
The collection of all the objects to which a term may correctly be applied is called:
(A) The intension of that term
(B) Connotation of that term
(C) The extension of that term
(D) Denotation of that term
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Arrange the following in order of increasing intension.
A. Prose
B. Story
C. Short Story
D. Literary Work
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: - Arrange the following in order of decreasing extension.
A. Cheese
B. Food products
C. Dairy products
D. Cottage cheese
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: Arrange the following group of terms in order of decreasing intension.
A. MammalB. Wildcat
C. Feline
D. Animal
E. Vertebrate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:The collection of all the objects to which a term may correctly be applied is called?
A. The intension of that term
B. Connotation of that term
C. The extension of that term
D. Denotation of that term
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
