Will There Always Be Counterexamples When a Definition Is Too

question 44

Multiple Choice

Will there always be counterexamples when a definition is too broad or too narrow?

• A)Yes.
• B)Yes if it is too narrow, but no if it is too broad.
• C)Yes if it is too broad, but no if it is too narrow.
• D)No.
• E)It depends on whether the concept itself has real referents in the world.

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Definitions:

Sea of Japan

A marginal sea located between Japan, Russia, and Korea, connected to the Pacific Ocean by various straits.

Philippine Sea

A section of the western Pacific Ocean bordered by the Philippines and Taiwan to the west, Japan to the north, and the Marianas to the east.

Back-arc Spreading

A geological process occurring behind island arcs, resulting in the formation of new oceanic crust as a tectonic plate moves away from a subduction zone.

Volcanoes

Openings in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gases are expelled.