Lesson 2 Categorical Proposition

Question 1

Categorical Proposition

Answer 1

Connects two terms with some part of the verb “to be” in the present tense. [a copula]

Question 2

Term

Answer 2

The ultimate structural element of the proposition.

Question 3

Proposition

Answer 3

A statement in which something is affirmed or denied of something else.

Question 4

Quantity of a proposition

Answer 4

A matter of whether the subject term in the proposition refers to all [universal], one specific unique thing [singular] or neither of these [particular].

Question 5

Quality of a proposition

Answer 5

• Affirmative
  
  • If the predicate term is affirmed of the subject
• Negative
  
  • If the predicate term is not affirmed of the subject.