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Can a Definition Be Both Too Broad and Too Narrow

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Can a definition be both too broad and too narrow at the same time?


A) No, because these are opposites.
B) No, because if a concept has too many referents, it can't also have too few.
C) No, because if it is too broad, it will be a genus, and if too narrow, it will be a species.
D) Yes, because it can both include referents incorrectly and exclude referents incorrectly.
E) Yes, because all definitions that are too broad must also be too narrow.

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