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Logic ch 4
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Undergraduate 1
09/21/2013

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Components of categorical propositions are
Definition
relates two classes or two categories.

1. propositions that relates to 2 categories:
Subject terms and Predicate Terms.
Term
All S are P means
Definition
All dogs are mammals
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Some S are P
Definition
Some dogs are brown
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No S are P
Definition
No dogs are cats
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Some S are not P
Definition
Some dogs are not crazy/brown
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Standard Form of Categorical Propositions are
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All, No, Some, Some not.
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Some means...
Definition
At least one
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Pieces of standard form:
Definition
Quantifiers
Subject Term
Copula
Predicate Term
Term
Quantifiers is
Definition
(standard form)
All, NO, Some
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Subject Terms are the
Definition
(standard form)
First noun or noun phrase
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Copula is what part of the sentence?
Definition
(standard form)
"are" or "are not"
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Predicate Term is the
Definition
second noun or noun phrase
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All S are not P is what form?
Definition
Not standard form, it is too ambiguous and can be rendered as No S are P, or Some S are not P.
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No S are P also means
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No P are S.
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Negative or Affirmative stand for what?
Definition
Quality
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Universal or Particular stand for what?
Definition
Quantity
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"All S are P" and "Some S are P"'s quality is always _____.
Definition
Affirmative, just because it is. Don't ask questions, it is right so it has the right quality.
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"No S are P" and "Some S are not P"'s quality is always _____.
Definition
Negative, just remember it as NO and Not are negative nancys, so they are the quality of negative.
Term
What is the quantity of "All S are P" and "No S are P"?
Definition
Universal, because of the "all" and "no" word usage. It is counting everything.
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What is the quantity of "Some S are P" and "Some S are not P"?
Definition
Particular, because some means at least one. This is counting at least one in particular and not including all.
Term
What is the letter name for the proposition "All S are P"?
Definition
A, to remember this think of it like this. "All gets the letter A."
Term
What is the letter name for the proposition "No S are P"?
Definition
E, remember it like this. "NO s are P" gets the E because it spells: NOPE
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What is the letter name for the proposition "Some S are P"?
Definition
I, it looks like 1. remember it like this. "Some S are P" is selecting particulars. I is a particular.
EX: Some particular S's are P, but not all.
Term
What is the letter name fore the proposition "Some S are not P"?
Definition
O, remember it like this. Where else was O gonna go? Lol. Sorry it's the best I got for ya.
Term
Distributed
Definition
Includes every one, (All)
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Undistributed
Definition
Does not include every one (all)
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Any Student Earning B's Is Not On Probation stands for:
Definition
A subject, E Both, I Neither, O Predicate.
Term
Out of AEIO, A stands for:
Definition
Subject

Any Student Earning B's Is Not On Probation
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Out of AEIO, I stands for
Definition
Neither,

Any Student Earning B's Is Not On Probation
Term
Out of AEIO, O stands for
Definition
Predicate,

Any Student Earning B's Is Not On Probation
Term
Out of AEIO, E stands for
Definition
Both,

Any Student Earning B's Is Not On Probation
Term
Which part of the sentence is a Copula?
Definition
Are, Are not
Term
Aristolelian Standpoint recognizes what about existence?
Definition
Open to existence. He has universal propositions about existence.
Term
Boolean Standpoint regonizes what about existence?
Definition
Not open to existence.
He is not universal about existence.
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From the Boolean Standpoint; All S are P suggests what? Think of the venn diagram.
Definition
The shaded is empty, and no members of S are outside of P.

The part that doesn't overlap with P is empty because Boolean is not open to existence.
Term
From the Boolean Standpoint; No S are P suggests what?
Definition
The middle is empty because no S are P.
Term
From the Boolean Standpoint; Some S are P suggests what?
Definition
An X is in the middle because some of the S's are P's.
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From the Boolean Standpoint; Some S are not P suggests what?
Definition
An X is located in S because at least one exists, but it is not a P.
Term
According to the Modern Square; Logically contradicted statements are:
Definition
A&O and I&E they are exact opposites.
because necessarily, if A is true, the O is false.
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According to Boolean
Definition
A&E say nothing about existence.
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