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C.

According to the combination of quantity and quality


1. UNIVERSAL-AFFIRMATIVE - is a proposition designated by the symbolic letter A.
- ALL members of the subject class are included in the predicate class.
Example: All dogs are mammals.

2. PARTICULAR-AFFIRMATIVE - is a proposition designated by the symbolic letter I.


- SOME of the members of the subject class are included in the predicate class.
Example: Some dogs are cute.

3. UNIVERSAL-NEGATIVE - is a proposition designated by the symbolic letter E.


- NONE of the members of the subject class are included in the predicate class.
Example: No dogs are reptiles.

4. PARTICULAR-NEGATIVE - is a proposition designated by the symbolic letter O.


- SOME of the members of the subject class are NOT included in the predicate class.
Example: Some dogs are not potty-trained.

EXAMPLE:

FORM QUANTITY QUALITY


A All apples are fruits Universal Affirmative
E All dogs are not invertebrates Universal Negative
I Some fruits are apples Particular Affirmative
O Some shoes do not have laces. Particular Negative

D. According to their relation with reality


1. TRUE - proposition that affirms or agrees with reality.
Example : The sky is blue.
Dogs are mammals.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

2. FALSE - proposition that negates or disagrees with reality.


Example : The moon is made of cheese.
Mermaids exist in the ocean.
Santa Claus delivers presents to every child in the world on Christmas Eve.

E. According to their origin


1. IMMEDIATE OR INTUITIVE - a proposition in which the expressed agreement or disagreement of two concepts perceived
whether from the mental analysis or from direct experience.
Example: The sky is blue.
I am thinking or I exist.
I feel pain when I stub my toe.

2. MEDIATE OR DERIVED - also known as discursive proposition in which the expressed agreement or disagreement of two
concepts is perceived through a process of inference.
- a proposition that is inferred or derived from other propositions. It is not directly observed or
known, but rather obtained through logical reasoning or deduction.
Example : (a) All mammals are warm-blooded. (b) Dogs are mammals. © Therefore, dogs are warm-blooded.
(a) All humans are mortal. (b) Socrates is a human. (c) Therefore, Socrates is mortal.

F. According to the matter


1. ANALYTICAL - it is also known as a-priori or rational proposition in which the expressed agreement or disagreement of the
predicate with the subject is knowable from mental analysis alone.
Example: All bachelors are unmarried.
A triangle has three sides.

2. SYNTHETICAL - it is also known as a-posteriori or empirical proposition in which the expressed agreement or disagreement of
the predicate with the subject is knowable only through experience.
Example : The grass is green.
The moon orbits around the Earth.

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3. NECESSARY - is a predication significant in identifying universal proposition in which the predicate expresses the essence or
nature of the subject.
Example: All squares have four sides.
2+2=4

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