Lesson 12: Standard Categorical Statements

Question 1

What is a categorical statement?

Answer 1

A statement that affirms or denies something about a given subject.

Question 2

What are the four forms of categorical statements?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What are the two parts of statements?

Answer 3

The subject and the predicate.

Question 4

Quantity

Answer 4

Identifies whether the statement is universal (all and no) or particular (some and some…not)

Question 5

Quality

Answer 5

Identifies whether the statement is negative (no and some…not) or affirmative (all and some)

Question 6

What are the quantities and qualities of the four categorical statement forms?

Answer 6

All S are P is Universal Affirmative

No S are P is Universal Negative

Some S are P is Particular Affirmative

Some S are not P is Particular Negative

Question 7

What are the three rules for translating categorical statements into standard categorical form?

Answer 7

1. The statements must begin with the words all, no, or some.
2. The verb must be the verb of being: is, are, was, were, will be, etc.
3. Both the subject and the predicate must be a noun or a noun phrase.