Study of the Extensional Agreement Index of Five Accepted Debate Judgement Terms
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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 1959 Study of the extensional agreement index of five accepted debate judgement terms Dennis Edward Winters The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Winters, Dennis Edward, "Study of the extensional agreement index of five accepted debate judgement terms" (1959). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 3743. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/3743 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A JTUDI OF TH^; EXTbWüIü&ÜL AORiZMSMr IMDKI OF FIVE ACCEPTED DEBATE JUDGEMENT TERMS DBWRia BDWA&D WINTERS B. 3. Wwterm m #*m C*ll#g#&£ Edwrntloa# X9$Ê 3Y###e&«d III partial falflllmmat @f th# raquiramok* for th# dagw# of Ihoter of Art# MONTANA STATE UNIVBRSITT 1939 AppMWmd %v# " / / •>• -' / ^ U ' ^ i- t. <- •■4- '"''"'iSanJ Date UMI Number; EP35887 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. UMI Dissertation PubHshing UMI EP35887 Published by ProQuest LLO (2012). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLO. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProOuesf ProQuest LLO. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 TABIB OF COMTSMTS pag* LI&T OF TABL&S ------------------- -------------------- - - - iLLl Chapter I . T% m o m m ------------------------------------- i II, i%L,itwx%axn# - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 I I I . Tlia ------------- ---------------------------- . 12 IV. DiacüJüioN - --------------------- - - . -- :L? V. aUBMNRI ------------- - - - - zi Ai'RKMDlGES A--------- ------------------------- 23 APPENDIX B -------- - - - - - -- - - - 25 APPENDIX C--------------- 27 APPENDIX D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 64 BIBLIOORAHU -------- gO 11 LI3T Of TABLaS Pag# TABLE I . Bxtaoaiùmml Agr##m#m& Imdmc of moooptod 4#bot# judgmwttom # used by Export mod Lay Jddgoo mod momologlom# tmrm# umod by Lay Sw&gmt 14 I I . 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Means of Median mod aemlfloterqumrtllo Range Soorem fo r accepted debate jc d # - meot terme mod memniogleee term# as used ty Expert mod Lay Judgee --------- 16 i n o il 31 I I 11 I I I I I I JÎ I m i»î It * fill -a - pbil##oph#r i# attempting to moot thlo oholiongo by proeio# pofinomoat of the moohonioo of wokmotandlng oboorvotion## Om of tW moot notoblm oohiooomMto In thio ottoopt 1# to bo fooaA in tbo longoogo of tho ooion&lot, aoionoo boo boon tbo fiMAlb» fbliy rooognimo tbot oeouroto tfonom&ooiw» of informotlom domoodo m o* odLolWMdb I#**** 4w*"dDndk ogroomont omoo* poroono oomomniootin*» Tblo kind odT thinking &ok# lowd i*f moonL^ t*> «optxübljLoÈk, jpoir <>f ndbkrdUbgF, Ibm* i#ofx*%i&t 4# i*ai*gp*pdlno #&f mooning* I)**ow# «upot *%io<üJ{F irowaogp" niood 00 oofbol ond mom^onbol doflnitiono or Intoooloool ond oKtwo- olonol mooningo* tho intonolonol mooning of o i#rd boo boon doooribod as tbo ds- finltiom fmmd in tbo diotlooMpy* In nngord to tbooo #finitleno* Millmr pointod «mt* tW ro or# m moanif^o in tbo dletlonory. Thmro oro only oqmiwlsmt verWIlootiono# otbor wyo of saying almost the some thing* thorn is m oomoon belief tbot to dofiao o nord is togive i t s mooning* I t i s hsoltWmr to say # * t W defining tho mord mo aWwtiWto one vwWI potter» for another*J H* R. me# etatW# D iotieoory omoningo o f a mmrd e r pbroa# aw o l i s t of oyohole* In #00# moo# a drnming ülnstm tœ the objont reforrod to# hot nonally all tbot m a bo found la a ssrios of synw##.* frnndoU JebaeoR# in Ma iPoonla WuMrla#. omoiaplifiod tM at Pooplo mho oro oooootomod to looking ia a d ietio m ry fo r the meoMags of omrde prooood under a groot delasion i f they omppoa# that mbot they find in a dlatiooary is a wW e full meanly. %bot %oorge Â. w ilier, loneuoao ond Ommnnlootioa (Res Xorks iW rm M Iill Book Coepony# \19 m ) 7 p e # 2 * % . R. Hneo# HH#hi , TIMtamaa* of # 0 litSTOtO (NOO lorkt D. AppletoamContnry Compony# m i)# P. BoL - 3 - find is that a definition eonsists of more w rds. If yon follow the trail of definitions lone enongh, you find that it is a trail that goes in a great c irc le so that finally you make the enll^Aem^" ing discovery th a t the words are defined by each other.5 Irving J • Lee diffwentlated between exteneiemal and inteœional attitudes towrd definition as follows i To be oriented eateaeiooally is to realise ths primary l#or- tanee ef life facts* to emphasize the roles of observation and investigation* te go to th e facts first and to abide ty ttom* To be oriented intenaionally Is to order behavior In terms of dietio m ry definitions* argmamts, verbal proofs ami theorizings* essentially disregarding the existence of verifiable facts,® The realization that (1) a single word irast represent many things" and (2) a single word Is meenlngful to pwsooe In comBiinicatlon only when the noises ®r symbols have a similar word-to-fact relationship among parties communicating is of utmost ingwrtance. Even ttotigh the English tongue* fo r example* contains thousands of vmrds* and mny ef these have more than one rew gnized dictionary meaning, y et wo are far from having one word for eeeh fact,® Tteis* a s it^ le word may, among d iffe re n t people in different situations* represent diffwent things. In regard to this Anatel Rapa pert stated* »er can we be sure th a t two d iffe re n t persons will interpret tîw» same verbalization in the same way* beeawte re tra n sla tio n of words into pest experinme depwds on that e::nwlenee.7 John Demy agreed with Hapaport when W said* In the first place* they (symbols) stand fo r meanings to any ^Wendell Johsson, Peoolje % Qaaradriea (New York: Harper and Brothem* 1946)* p. 201. ^Johnson* gg. sâà» ?Anatol Rapaport* dcienee and the Goals s i. Man (New York* Rhinehart & Co.* 1959)* p. 59. mima he has h#d «xperlenoeef s«m sltiiatiea l>e ehieh thee# meeniag# ere relewent, merde een preeeme e meeaiag only when the meenlmg hem been flret imneleed In ear mm direct inteMenree with thing#.® In the mréa of S . I . Htyeheee# be ieem the eeeningm of preotiealiy e l l oar word# net from dietiomeriee, net itm definitim» bet frem heering tW #e noimee me they eeoeepeny metuel eitm tiene in life end learning to amme- e ia te e w ta in noimee with eertaia mitaatiene#? Thee# wiew# and other# ef thlmmort e#ee#d to indieete that the extmr s ie n a l meaning o f any term i s related to epeahmr and limtemer anpmrienee with thing# ameoeimted w ith the term, deienee ham made notable pregreee la tide arw. doieooe im an a ttm p t to myetaaatiao abmtraetion ef @ #w iem #. bhere «slenee ham Wen meet eeeeeeefml in eymtematielng enperieaee, th » e ham bwm the gremtemt agreammnt among meieatimtm.iD There im a growing ewaremeee* among permone mming woidm far ewalnating wmrlonm pWnamanm* that althemgh a partienlar may have agreed npem an intm m i^l er wmrbel meaning# tW extemaional or non- verbal rmlatiim of the word-to-faot may msddLbit little agreement. An emmple ef this im repawmented by the foUomiagt In th e Univereity ef lom laboraiory# Bp. Certie Tbthill oerried ont an inm ^ti^tion In whieh he fommd th at ewm mmmg emporte the mmhmr of agreemente in defini% mtettering emtemmionally wee only 38 pmroent o f th e mmshmr that woeld have been Involved in perfeet intemional agreement.^® I f th e aeeemptione# f ir s t# that seienoo ham pmrfeoted it# ibrweadB. Briggs (e d .), MMMm aa&jÉU&juuiaküÉd&Z (*"" Tbx*» Rhinehart & C o., 1939), p. 3». %oe# BSg, eit«. p. 47* i%oWMwm# Wemdell# op. d t .# p# 201. laae**##, #ad #«*oad, that #*ah m lamga#*# ha# *pp#ar#d peaaibl# In kb# fW d e f #p##eb ««re «mlid* th#A %h# $##k e f Ww #chel#r e f eemmud##* t&ea i# a W e-feld ea## flr a t,to dliaaaew the dag*## e f a*p#ea«nk jLn the *#e e f te n * e f ee#]e#t*en e f ee##em1e#t1im phemeem# hew In nee, and eaennd, t e deeelep temae that « i l l ppevide eanlmae agramant among them mihg the». TWe imeaetigatie* la emeamad with the fleet ef them pmWmawmaa%# tame med in dehate maleatlem. Dehat# la am ef the area# ef apemh pmetim lateoded te de- valep eere perfeet a h llltie e e f eamennleatlem aeeeg partlelpmnte. Dehate m y he defined a# a pmeem ef pemehting te a pertla#" 1er aedleme heth a pee and a een dimemieh ef earn epmlfie ram lm tlm .