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It is a propositionthat asserts or
denies that all or some of the members of one category (the subject term) are included in another (the
predicate term)
In general simple easy or plain statement s that relates two class of things based on the rule of exclusion
or inclusion principles.
Quantifier all
Copula: are
3.Quality
A. Affirmative
B. Negative
C. Affirmative
D. Negative
Quantity
A. Universal
B. Universal
C. Particular
D. Particular
Distribution
A term distributed A term undistributed
VEN DIAGERAM
C
X
X
4. A: all professors are economists
MODERN (BOOLEAN)
Logically undetermined
A E
I Logically undetermined O
Let I=true then E(no professors are economist) is false because they are contradictory
TRADITIONAL(ARISTOTALIAN)
A CONTERARY E
T T
SUBALTERATION SUBALTERATION
I CONTERARY O
modern opposition
Traditional opposition
Modern opposition
I=some universities are no t privately owned. Since we cannot logically determine the truth value of I
from A it is INVALID
Traditional opposition
Since the relationship between A and I is sub alternation, and since falsity goes downward it is INVALID
6.
CONVERSION
OBVERSION
CONTRAPOSITION