Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
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categorical propositions
A
a categorical proposition relates two classes of objects
2
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class
A
a group of objects
3
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all stand up comedians are witty persons
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subject: stand up comedians
predicate: witty persons
4
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predicate
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something that is being said about the subject
5
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four standard forms of categorical propositions
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- all s are p
- some s are p
- no s are p
- some s are not p
affirmative: AI
universal: AE
negative: OE
particular: IO
Aristotle’s name from above
6
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total class inclusion
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every member of one class or category is included
7
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partial class inclusion
A
some members of one class or category is included
8
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the English word category means
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group or class
girls and boys are two categories
9
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a subject is
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about which something is being said in a sentence
10
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a proposition is
A
a statement
