The Fact That a "Bat" Could Be a Flying Mammal

question 39

Multiple Choice

The fact that a "bat" could be a flying mammal or a necessary tool to play baseball is an example of

• A) syntactic ambiguity.
• B) lexical ambiguity.
• C) the lack of proper rules in the English language
• D) pragmatics.

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Definitions:

Sampling

Selecting some members of a group and making generalizations about the whole population on the basis of their characteristics.

Collecting Data

The process of gathering information or facts for analysis or research.

Population

The total number of individuals or entities within a specified area or group.

Categorical Syllogism

A deductive argument with two premises and three terms, each of which occurs exactly twice in two of the three propositions.