Lesson 5: Categorical Propositions

Question 1

Expressed in the concrete through terms

Answer 1

Ideas

Question 2

Expressed in the concrete through proposition

Answer 2

Judgment

Question 3

A linguistic expression or a sensible sign of a judgment that explicitly affirms that something is or is not

Answer 3

Proposition

Question 4

Only the ________ sentence can be considered a proposition because it is the only kind of sentence that is either true or false

Answer 4

declarative

Question 5

A proposition which gives a direct assertion of agreement or disagreement between the subject term and the predicate term

Answer 5

Categorical proposition

Question 6

Elements of a Categorical Proposition

Answer 6

1. Quantifier
2. Subject Term
3. Copula
4. Predicate Term

Question 7

Indicates the degree of universality of the subject

Answer 7

Quantifier

Question 8

All, every, any

Answer 8

Universal

Question 9

Some, at least one, most, almost all, a few, the majority

Answer 9

Particular

Question 10

Is that about which something is affirmed or denied

Answer 10

Subject Term

Question 11

Is that which is affirmed or denied of the subject

Answer 11

Predicate Term

Question 12

The linking verb ‘is’ and ‘is not’ indicating the agreement or disagreement between the subject term and the predicate term

Answer 12

Copula

Question 13

This gives the matter of the proposition

Answer 13

Copula

Question 14

Quantifier-Subject-Copula-Predicate Arrangement

Answer 14

Standard Form Categorical Proposition

Question 15

The relation established between the two terms of the proposition

Answer 15

Quality

Question 16

> If there is identity between the two terms
The predicate is affirmed of the subject

Answer 16

Affirmative

Question 17

> If there is a non-identity between the two terms
The predicate is denied of the subject

Answer 17

Negative

Question 18

It is the ______ that determines the quality of the proposition

Answer 18

copula

Question 19

Refers to the number of individuals to whom the subject term applies

Answer 19

Quantity

Question 20

Has a universal quantifier

Answer 20

Universal Proposition

Question 21

Has a particular quantifier

Answer 21

Particular Proposition

Question 22

The _____ of the categorical proposition is the relation established between the two terms of the proposition

Answer 22

quality

Question 23

In terms of the ______ of the categorical proposition, the proposition is either universal or particular

Answer 23

quantity

Question 24

Combining the quantity and the quality of categorical propositions will produce the ______ of categorical propositions into four types

Answer 24

classification

Question 25

Classification of Categorical Propositions

Answer 25

1. A-Proposition
2. E-Proposition
3. I-Proposition
4. O-Proposition

Question 26

The A-Proposition is known as the _____________ proposition

Answer 26

Universal Affirmative

Question 27

The O-Proposition is also known as the _________ proposition

Answer 27

Particular Negative

Question 28

The I-Proposition is also known as the _____________ proposition

Answer 28

Particular Affirmative

Question 29

The E-Proposition is also known as the _____________ proposition

Answer 29

Universal Negative

Question 30

Quantity of the subject term is __________ if the proposition is universal

Answer 30

distributed

Question 31

Quantity of the subject term is ___________ if the proposition is particular

Answer 31

undistributed

Question 32

Quantity of the Predicate Term is _________ if the proposition is negative

Answer 32

distributed

Question 33

Quantity of the Predicate Term is _______________ if the proposition is positive

Answer 33

undistributed