1C - Sets and Venn Diagrams

Question 1

A set is…

Answer 1

a collection of objects or elements.

Question 2

The elements of a set are called its ______.

Answer 2

members

Question 3

Two sets can be related in what four ways?

Answer 3

1) Set A is EQUAL to set B if both have the same elements.
2) A is a SUBSET of B if all elements of A are elements of B.
3) A is DISJOINT from B if the two sets do not share any elements in common.
4) A and B are OVERLAPPING if they have some elements in common.

Question 4

What are categorical propositions?

Answer 4

Propositions that claim a relationship between two categories.

Question 5

Categorical propositions must have the structure of a complete ____(1)____ and a certain relationship between ____(2)____.

Answer 5

(1) sentence; (2) two categories

Question 6

In a categorical proposition, one set will be the ____(1)____ and the other set will be the ____(2)____.

Answer 6

(1) subject - S; (2) predicate- P

Question 7

What are the four standard categorical propositions?

Answer 7

1) All S are P
2) No S are P
3) Some S are P
4) Some S are not P