The following dispute: Jane:
Professor Barker said he spent the entire day teaching. He must be exhausted.
Ken:
That's impossible. Professor Barker's students are incapable of learning, and if there's no learning, then there's no teaching.
Is best described as:
A) Factual.
B) Verbal arising from ambiguity.
C) Legal.
D) Fundamental.
E) Verbal arising from vagueness.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The dispute is verbal arising from ambiguity because Ken's statement is based on his own interpretation of the word "teaching" and what it entails. He believes that teaching implies learning, and since he believes that Professor Barker's students are incapable of learning, he believes that there has been no teaching. However, Jane's statement is simply based on Professor Barker's own claim about his activities, without any of the additional assumptions that Ken is making.

The Following Dispute: Jane