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CATEGORICAL PROPOSITIONS

Categorical Propositions

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Categorical Propositions

What are categorical propositions ? Propositions are proposals statements or concepts that either shows affirmation or negation . A proposition also seeks the truth or falsity of the claim . Categorical proposition differs from hypothetical propositions

In the categorical propositions there are three elements that can be distinguished and these are the subject term , predicate term and the copula . The subject term designated as S is the subject of the judgment The predicate term designated as

is the

body of the categorical proposition . The copula on the other hand is the soul of the proposition as it expresses verbally the affirmation or negation . Logic only recognizes only one copula in the categorical proposition and that is the verb to be

There are also three ways in which the subject term can be quantified in the proposition and these are the universal , particular and singular Universal quantity refers to all the subject class words like Every All , Each ' and The . Particular quantity is used if it has to pertain to partial or some part of the subject class . Words commonly used to signify it are Some ' and Certain . Singular quantity that refers to a specific subject class uses the words like This That ' or the Proper Name are used to refer to this quantity

There are about eight major types of categorical propositions and these include a )Universal Affirmative , b )Universal Negative , c ) Particular Affirmative , d ) Particular Negative , e ) Singular Affirmative and f...