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CBme · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

The graded structure of categories is best illustrated by which of the following statements?

a) Tool is the superordinate level category for the basic level category hammer.
b) The boundary between sport and game is not very distinct.
c) Members of a given category have features that are more or less defining to the category.
d) Apple is more representative of the category fruit than kiwi is.

Question 2

One of the major criticisms of the classical view of concepts is that:

a) it has a graded structure.
b) members in certain categories have too much family resemblance.
c) it is not based on similarity.
d) it is difficult to determine what are necessary and sufficient features for many categories.