5th edition
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| 6349574732 | Categorical Statements | Statements that either affirm or deny something about their subjects. They express a relationship between two classes of objects; the subject class (the class the subject belongs to) and the predicate class (the class the predicate belongs to) | 0 | |
| 6349574733 | Four forms of categorical statements | 1. All S are P. (Universal; Affirmative) 2. No S are P. (Universal; Negative) 3. Some S are P. (Particular; Affirmative) 4. Some S are not P. (Particular; Negative) S stands for subject P stands for predicate | 1 | |
| 6349574734 | Subject of a statement | The term being described or about which something is asserted | 2 | |
| 6349574735 | Predicate of a statement | the term that describes or asserts something about the subject. | 3 | |
| 6349574736 | Quantity of a statement | The scope of its claim about the extension of the subject (ie. how much of the subject is the statement talking about? All? Some? None? Can either be universal or particular. | 4 | |
| 6349574737 | Universal | When a statement talks about the entire extension of the subject. (All or No) | 5 | |
| 6349574738 | Particular | When a statement talks about only part of the extension (Some or Some...not) | 6 | |
| 6349574739 | Quality of a statement | The positive or negative nature of its claim about the subject. Can either be affirmative or negative. | 7 | |
| 6349574740 | Affirmative | A statement is this when it affirms or asserts something about the subject. (All or Some) | 8 | |
| 6349574741 | Negative | A statement is this when it denies something of the subject. (No or Some...not) | 9 | |
| 6349574742 | Rules for putting statements into standard categorical form | 1. The statements must begin with the words all, no or some. 2. The verb must be a verb of being (is, are, was, were, will be, etc.) 3. Both the subject and the predicate must be a noun or noun phrase. | 10 |
