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True or False
1. An ostensive definition explains the meaning of a word in terms of its denotation.
2. A precising definition is so called because it aims to be more exact than conventional meaning.
3. A lexical definition explains meaning in terms of the standard dictionary sense of words.
4. A persuasive definition is a form of rhetoric that is presented as a definition.
5. The emotive meaning of words is meaning that expresses or evokes emotion.
6. A word or phrase with an indefinite meaning is vague.
7. If a statement is true by virtue of its logical structure it is a priori true.
8. A statement that contains or implies a logical contradiction is a priori false.
9. "No bachelors are married" is a priori true.
10. A premise of an argument that is based in common knowledge is rationally acceptable.
11. A premise of an argument that is easily refutable is not rationally acceptable.
12. If an argument is cogent then its premises are logically consistent.