Question 1

According to the modern view of existential import, what sort of proposition has existential import?

Accepted Answer

A) affirmative 
B) negative 
C) copulative 
D) particular 
E) universal 
A) affirmative 
B) negative 
C) copulative 
D) particular 
E) universal

Question 2

According to the modern view of existential import, do singular propositions have existential import?

Accepted Answer

A) No, since they are treated like universal propositions. 
B) No, since the subject is not a class of things, and therefore we cannot ask whether referents of the subject class exist. 
C) No, since the subject is always a thing with its own name, and therefore must exist. 
D) Yes, since on the modern view, all categorical propositions have existential import. 
E) Yes, since the proposition can only be true if the subject exists. 
A) No, since they are treated like universal propositions. 
B) No, since the subject is not a class of things, and therefore we cannot ask whether referents of the subject class exist. 
C) No, since the subject is always a thing with its own name, and therefore must exist. 
D) Yes, since on the modern view, all categorical propositions have existential import. 
E) Yes, since the proposition can only be true if the subject exists.

Question 3

Which proposition is represented in the following Venn diagram?

Accepted Answer

A) Some S are non-P. 
B) Some P are not S. 
C) Some S are not non-P. 
D) Some non-P are S. 
E) Some non-P are not S. 
A) Some S are non-P. 
B) Some P are not S. 
C) Some S are not non-P. 
D) Some non-P are S. 
E) Some non-P are not S.

Question 4

What is the copula in the following proposition? No ocean is a river.

Accepted Answer

A) no 
B) is 
C) ocean 
D) no ocean 
E) river 
A) no 
B) is 
C) ocean 
D) no ocean 
E) river

Question 5

What are the quantity and quality of the following proposition? Some good tablet computers are not Apple products.

Accepted Answer

A) universal affirmative 
B) universal negative 
C) particular affirmative 
D) particular negative 
E) It depends on whether or not you agree with the proposition. 
A) universal affirmative 
B) universal negative 
C) particular affirmative 
D) particular negative 
E) It depends on whether or not you agree with the proposition.

Question 6

The standard quantifier "some" means:

Accepted Answer

A) more than half 
B) fewer than half 
C) more than one 
D) at least one 
E) exactly one 
A) more than half 
B) fewer than half 
C) more than one 
D) at least one 
E) exactly one

Question 7

Which of the following propositions has form I, "island" as the subject, and "inhabited location" as the predicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Some inhabited locations are not islands. 
B) Some islands are inhabited locations. 
C) Some inhabited locations are islands. 
D) All inhabited locations are islands. 
E) All islands are inhabited locations. 
A) Some inhabited locations are not islands. 
B) Some islands are inhabited locations. 
C) Some inhabited locations are islands. 
D) All inhabited locations are islands. 
E) All islands are inhabited locations.

Question 8

In a categorical proposition, how does quantity limit quality?

Accepted Answer

A) If the quantity is particular, then the quality must be affirmative. 
B) If the quantity is particular, then the quality must be negative. 
C) If the quantity is universal, then the quality must be affirmative. 
D) If the quantity is universal, then the quality must be negative. 
E) Quantity does not limit quality at all. 
A) If the quantity is particular, then the quality must be affirmative. 
B) If the quantity is particular, then the quality must be negative. 
C) If the quantity is universal, then the quality must be affirmative. 
D) If the quantity is universal, then the quality must be negative. 
E) Quantity does not limit quality at all.

Question 9

Could there be a categorical proposition about two classes that have no relation to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, because the two classes in a categorical proposition are always unrelated. 
B) Yes, but the proposition would have to be affirmative. 
C) Yes, but the proposition would have to be negative. 
D) No, because a categorical proposition requires that the two classes share at least one referent. 
E) No, because a categorical proposition requires that one class be a species of the other. 
A) Yes, because the two classes in a categorical proposition are always unrelated. 
B) Yes, but the proposition would have to be affirmative. 
C) Yes, but the proposition would have to be negative. 
D) No, because a categorical proposition requires that the two classes share at least one referent. 
E) No, because a categorical proposition requires that one class be a species of the other.

Question 10

Which of the following propositions is equivalent to "Some hats are not bowlers"?

Accepted Answer

A) Some hats are nonbowlers. 
B) Some hats are not nonbowlers 
C) Some bowlers are not hats. 
D) No bowler is a nonhat. 
E) All nonbowlers are nonhats. 
A) Some hats are nonbowlers. 
B) Some hats are not nonbowlers 
C) Some bowlers are not hats. 
D) No bowler is a nonhat. 
E) All nonbowlers are nonhats.

Question 11

In the modern square of opposition, if the I proposition is true, then:

Accepted Answer

A) the A proposition is true 
B) the A proposition is false 
C) the E proposition is false 
D) the E proposition is true 
E) the O proposition is false 
A) the A proposition is true 
B) the A proposition is false 
C) the E proposition is false 
D) the E proposition is true 
E) the O proposition is false

Question 12

Consider two true propositions that are subcontraries.Can the referents of their subjects be identical?

Accepted Answer

A) There can be some overlap, but the two sets of referents cannot be entirely identical. 
B) All referents in the affirmative proposition are referents in the negative proposition, but some referents in the negative proposition are not referents in the affirmative one. 
C) All referents in the negative proposition are referents in the affirmative proposition, but some referents in the affirmative proposition are not referents in the negative one. 
D) None of the referents can be identical, since the referents in one proposition belong to the predicate class, and the referents in the other don't. 
E) They must be completely identical, since the two propositions must have the same subject in order to be subcontraries. 
A) There can be some overlap, but the two sets of referents cannot be entirely identical. 
B) All referents in the affirmative proposition are referents in the negative proposition, but some referents in the negative proposition are not referents in the affirmative one. 
C) All referents in the negative proposition are referents in the affirmative proposition, but some referents in the affirmative proposition are not referents in the negative one. 
D) None of the referents can be identical, since the referents in one proposition belong to the predicate class, and the referents in the other don't. 
E) They must be completely identical, since the two propositions must have the same subject in order to be subcontraries.

Question 13

An advertising campaign for Jell-O used the slogan, "There's always room for Jell-O." What is this proposition in standard form?

Accepted Answer

A) All places are places where there is room for Jell-O. 
B) All times are times when there is room for Jell-O. 
C) All Jell-O is a thing for which there is time. 
D) All rooms for Jell-O are things that exist. 
E) All people are people who have room for Jell-O. 
A) All places are places where there is room for Jell-O. 
B) All times are times when there is room for Jell-O. 
C) All Jell-O is a thing for which there is time. 
D) All rooms for Jell-O are things that exist. 
E) All people are people who have room for Jell-O.

Question 14

In subcontraries, the propositions are such that:

Accepted Answer

A) they could not both be false, but could both be true 
B) they could not both be true, but could both be false 
C) if the universal is true, then the particular must be true 
D) if the universal is false, then the particular must be false 
E) they cannot both be true, and they cannot both be false 
A) they could not both be false, but could both be true 
B) they could not both be true, but could both be false 
C) if the universal is true, then the particular must be true 
D) if the universal is false, then the particular must be false 
E) they cannot both be true, and they cannot both be false

Question 15

Does a singular proposition have a subalternate?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, because it can be universalized. 
B) Yes, because it can be particularized. 
C) Yes, because all categorical propositions have subalternates. 
D) No, because it is treated like an A or E proposition. 
E) No, because it cannot be particularized. 
A) Yes, because it can be universalized. 
B) Yes, because it can be particularized. 
C) Yes, because all categorical propositions have subalternates. 
D) No, because it is treated like an A or E proposition. 
E) No, because it cannot be particularized.

Question 16

In a Venn diagram, each circle represents a:

Accepted Answer

A) copula 
B) quantifier 
C) term 
D) complete proposition 
E) truth value 
A) copula 
B) quantifier 
C) term 
D) complete proposition 
E) truth value

Question 17

What is the relationship between "All beers are lagers" and "Some beers are lagers"?

Accepted Answer

A) subcontraries 
B) obverses 
C) subalternates 
D) contraries 
E) contrapositives 
A) subcontraries 
B) obverses 
C) subalternates 
D) contraries 
E) contrapositives

Question 18

What is the relationship between "All non-S are P" and "No non-S is P"?

Accepted Answer

A) contradictories 
B) contraries 
C) contrapositives 
D) subalternates 
E) converses 
A) contradictories 
B) contraries 
C) contrapositives 
D) subalternates 
E) converses

Question 19

If a proposition lacks existential import, then:

Accepted Answer

A) it is false 
B) it is true 
C) its truth depends only on the relationship of its subject to its predicate 
D) its subject class has no referents 
E) its predicate class has no referents 
A) it is false 
B) it is true 
C) its truth depends only on the relationship of its subject to its predicate 
D) its subject class has no referents 
E) its predicate class has no referents

Question 20

Contrary propositions always have the forms:

Accepted Answer

A) E and O, or E and I 
B) I and O 
C) A and O, or E and I 
D) A and I, or E and O 
E) A and E 
A) E and O, or E and I 
B) I and O 
C) A and O, or E and I 
D) A and I, or E and O 
E) A and E

According to the modern view of existential import, what sort of proposition has existential import?

According to the modern view of existential import, do singular propositions have existential import?

Which proposition is represented in the following Venn diagram?

What is the copula in the following proposition? No ocean is a river.

What are the quantity and quality of the following proposition? Some good tablet computers are not Apple products.

The standard quantifier "some" means:

Which of the following propositions has form I, "island" as the subject, and "inhabited location" as the predicate?

In a categorical proposition, how does quantity limit quality?

Could there be a categorical proposition about two classes that have no relation to each other?

Which of the following propositions is equivalent to "Some hats are not bowlers"?

In the modern square of opposition, if the I proposition is true, then:

Consider two true propositions that are subcontraries.Can the referents of their subjects be identical?

An advertising campaign for Jell-O used the slogan, "There's always room for Jell-O." What is this proposition in standard form?

In subcontraries, the propositions are such that:

Does a singular proposition have a subalternate?

In a Venn diagram, each circle represents a:

What is the relationship between "All beers are lagers" and "Some beers are lagers"?

What is the relationship between "All non-S are P" and "No non-S is P"?

If a proposition lacks existential import, then:

Contrary propositions always have the forms:

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Exam 6: Categorical Propositions

According to the modern view of existential import, what sort of proposition has existential import?

According to the modern view of existential import, do singular propositions have existential import?

Which proposition is represented in the following Venn diagram?

What is the copula in the following proposition? No ocean is a river.

What are the quantity and quality of the following proposition? Some good tablet computers are not Apple products.

The standard quantifier "some" means:

Which of the following propositions has form I, "island" as the subject, and "inhabited location" as the predicate?

In a categorical proposition, how does quantity limit quality?

Could there be a categorical proposition about two classes that have no relation to each other?

Which of the following propositions is equivalent to "Some hats are not bowlers"?

In the modern square of opposition, if the I proposition is true, then:

Consider two true propositions that are subcontraries.Can the referents of their subjects be identical?

An advertising campaign for Jell-O used the slogan, "There's always room for Jell-O." What is this proposition in standard form?

In subcontraries, the propositions are such that:

Does a singular proposition have a subalternate?

In a Venn diagram, each circle represents a:

What is the relationship between "All beers are lagers" and "Some beers are lagers"?

What is the relationship between "All non-S are P" and "No non-S is P"?

If a proposition lacks existential import, then:

Contrary propositions always have the forms:

Classification

Definitions

Propositions

Argument Analysis

Fallacies

Categorical Syllogisms

Reasoning With Syllogisms

Propositional Logic-Propositions

Propositional Logic-Arguments

Predicate Logic

Inductive Generalizations

Argument by Analogy

Statistical Reasoning

Explanation

Probability

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