Question 1

"There are flies in my soup" is what type of proposition?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) non-categorical 
A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) non-categorical

Question 2

What is the contrapositive of the proposition "Some humans are giraffes"?

Accepted Answer

A) Some giraffes are not humans. 
B) Some nonhumans are giraffes. 
C) Some non-giraffes are nonhumans. 
D) No human is a non-giraffe. 
E) All giraffes are nonhumans. 
A) Some giraffes are not humans. 
B) Some nonhumans are giraffes. 
C) Some non-giraffes are nonhumans. 
D) No human is a non-giraffe. 
E) All giraffes are nonhumans.

Question 3

Does an O proposition have a contrary?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, it is the A proposition. 
B) Yes, it is the E proposition. 
C) Yes, it is the I proposition. 
D) Yes, the O proposition is its own contrary. 
E) No, the O proposition has no contrary. 
A) Yes, it is the A proposition. 
B) Yes, it is the E proposition. 
C) Yes, it is the I proposition. 
D) Yes, the O proposition is its own contrary. 
E) No, the O proposition has no contrary.

Question 4

What is the complement of thin?

Accepted Answer

A) non-thin 
B) thinner 
C) fat 
D) slender 
E) of average build 
A) non-thin 
B) thinner 
C) fat 
D) slender 
E) of average build

Question 5

What is the subcontrary of the proposition "Some people call me the space cowboy" (from The Joker by the Steve Miller Band)?

Accepted Answer

A) Most people call me the space cowboy. 
B) No one who calls me the space cowboy is a person. 
C) No person calls me the space cowboy. 
D) All people call me the space cowboy. 
E) Some people do not call me the space cowboy. 
A) Most people call me the space cowboy. 
B) No one who calls me the space cowboy is a person. 
C) No person calls me the space cowboy. 
D) All people call me the space cowboy. 
E) Some people do not call me the space cowboy.

Question 6

If the following sentence were put into standard form as a categorical proposition, what would the quantifier be? Everybody is welcome to join our club.

Accepted Answer

A) many 
B) all 
C) no 
D) few 
E) some 
A) many 
B) all 
C) no 
D) few 
E) some

Question 7

Which immediate inference(s) replaces a term with its complement?

Accepted Answer

A) converse only 
B) obverse only 
C) obverse and contrapositive 
D) contrapositive and converse 
E) No immediate inference replaces a term with its complement. 
A) converse only 
B) obverse only 
C) obverse and contrapositive 
D) contrapositive and converse 
E) No immediate inference replaces a term with its complement.

Question 8

In a singular proposition:

Accepted Answer

A) both the subject and predicate must be singular terms 
B) either the subject or the predicate is a singular term, but not both 
C) neither the subject nor the predicate is a singular term 
D) the predicate is a singular term 
E) the subject is a singular term 
A) both the subject and predicate must be singular terms 
B) either the subject or the predicate is a singular term, but not both 
C) neither the subject nor the predicate is a singular term 
D) the predicate is a singular term 
E) the subject is a singular term

Question 9

A particular affirmative proposition has which form?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) U 
A) A 
B) E 
C) I 
D) O 
E) U

Question 10

Which of the following is a categorical proposition?

Accepted Answer

A) Whales are mammals. 
B) whales, mammals, lung breathers 
C) mammals 
D) Do whales breathe by means of lungs? 
E) Breathe, whale, breathe! 
A) Whales are mammals. 
B) whales, mammals, lung breathers 
C) mammals 
D) Do whales breathe by means of lungs? 
E) Breathe, whale, breathe!

Question 11

Which of the following categorical propositions is in standard form?

Accepted Answer

A) All whales are large things. 
B) Tender is the night. 
C) No code has been made that cannot be broken. 
D) Some blondes have more fun. 
E) New York City is big. 
A) All whales are large things. 
B) Tender is the night. 
C) No code has been made that cannot be broken. 
D) Some blondes have more fun. 
E) New York City is big.

Question 12

An advertising campaign for Almond Joy candy bars used the slogan, "Sometimes you feel like a nut." What is this proposition in standard form?

Accepted Answer

A) Some times are times when you feel like a nut. 
B) Some people are people who feel like nuts. 
C) Some feelings are the feelings of being like a nut. 
D) Some nuts are things like which people feel. 
E) (All) you are a person who feels like a nut. 
A) Some times are times when you feel like a nut. 
B) Some people are people who feel like nuts. 
C) Some feelings are the feelings of being like a nut. 
D) Some nuts are things like which people feel. 
E) (All) you are a person who feels like a nut.

Question 13

A proposition has existential import when:

Accepted Answer

A) someone's life depends on its truth or falsehood 
B) the existence of the whole universe depends on its truth or falsehood 
C) it is of particular importance to existentialist philosophers 
D) it is true for some people, but false for others 
E) its truth depends on the existence of things in a certain category 
A) someone's life depends on its truth or falsehood 
B) the existence of the whole universe depends on its truth or falsehood 
C) it is of particular importance to existentialist philosophers 
D) it is true for some people, but false for others 
E) its truth depends on the existence of things in a certain category

Question 14

The terms of a proposition are its:

Accepted Answer

A) quantifier and verb 
B) quantifier and predicate 
C) subject and verb 
D) subject and quantifier 
E) subject and predicate 
A) quantifier and verb 
B) quantifier and predicate 
C) subject and verb 
D) subject and quantifier 
E) subject and predicate

Question 15

If a Venn diagram includes no Xs and no shading, then:

Accepted Answer

A) it still tells us that its terms share referents 
B) it tells us that neither of the terms has any referents 
C) it tells us that the subject term has referents 
D) it tells us that the predicate term has referents 
E) it contains no information about the referents of the terms 
A) it still tells us that its terms share referents 
B) it tells us that neither of the terms has any referents 
C) it tells us that the subject term has referents 
D) it tells us that the predicate term has referents 
E) it contains no information about the referents of the terms

Question 16

What is the relationship between "All staples are fasteners" and "All non-fasteners are non-staples"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What is the contrapositive of the proposition "All nonmusic is amelodic"?

Accepted Answer

A) All amelodic things are nonmusic. 
B) All melodic things are music. 
C) No music is amelodic. 
D) Some melodic things are music. 
E) Some nonmusic is not amelodic. 
A) All amelodic things are nonmusic. 
B) All melodic things are music. 
C) No music is amelodic. 
D) Some melodic things are music. 
E) Some nonmusic is not amelodic.

Question 18

"Not" and "non":

Accepted Answer

A) are precisely the same and can be used interchangeably 
B) differ because "not" is used to form the complement of a subject, and "non" to form the complement of a predicate 
C) differ because "non" is used to form the complement of a subject, and "not" to form the complement of a predicate 
D) differ because "not" is used to form complements, and "non" is part of a proposition's copula 
E) differ because "non" is used to form complements, and "not" is part of a proposition's copula 
A) are precisely the same and can be used interchangeably 
B) differ because "not" is used to form the complement of a subject, and "non" to form the complement of a predicate 
C) differ because "non" is used to form the complement of a subject, and "not" to form the complement of a predicate 
D) differ because "not" is used to form complements, and "non" is part of a proposition's copula 
E) differ because "non" is used to form complements, and "not" is part of a proposition's copula

Question 19

What is the obverse of the proposition "Some S are P"?

Accepted Answer

A) All P are S. 
B) Some non-P are non-S. 
C) Some S are not non-P. 
D) No S is non-P. 
E) Some P are S. 
A) All P are S. 
B) Some non-P are non-S. 
C) Some S are not non-P. 
D) No S is non-P. 
E) Some P are S.

Question 20

Can the quantity of a true proposition be particular if all members of the subject class belong to the predicate class?

Accepted Answer

A) No, because the relationship between the subject and predicate would be universal. 
B) No, because then the proposition would fail to talk about part of the subject class. 
C) No, because then the proposition would fail to talk about part of the predicate class. 
D) Yes, because the proposition does not need to acknowledge that the relationship between the subject and predicate classes is universal. 
E) Yes, but only if it is accompanied by a second proposition that acknowledges that the relationship between the subject and predicate classes is universal. 
A) No, because the relationship between the subject and predicate would be universal. 
B) No, because then the proposition would fail to talk about part of the subject class. 
C) No, because then the proposition would fail to talk about part of the predicate class. 
D) Yes, because the proposition does not need to acknowledge that the relationship between the subject and predicate classes is universal. 
E) Yes, but only if it is accompanied by a second proposition that acknowledges that the relationship between the subject and predicate classes is universal.

"There are flies in my soup" is what type of proposition?

What is the contrapositive of the proposition "Some humans are giraffes"?

Does an O proposition have a contrary?

What is the complement of thin?

What is the subcontrary of the proposition "Some people call me the space cowboy" (from The Joker by the Steve Miller Band)?

If the following sentence were put into standard form as a categorical proposition, what would the quantifier be? Everybody is welcome to join our club.

Which immediate inference(s) replaces a term with its complement?

In a singular proposition:

A particular affirmative proposition has which form?

Which of the following is a categorical proposition?

Which of the following categorical propositions is in standard form?

An advertising campaign for Almond Joy candy bars used the slogan, "Sometimes you feel like a nut." What is this proposition in standard form?

A proposition has existential import when:

The terms of a proposition are its:

If a Venn diagram includes no Xs and no shading, then:

What is the relationship between "All staples are fasteners" and "All non-fasteners are non-staples"?

What is the contrapositive of the proposition "All nonmusic is amelodic"?

"Not" and "non":

What is the obverse of the proposition "Some S are P"?

Can the quantity of a true proposition be particular if all members of the subject class belong to the predicate class?

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Propositions

Argument Analysis

Fallacies

Categorical Syllogisms

Reasoning With Syllogisms

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Propositional Logic-Arguments

Predicate Logic

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Exam 6: Categorical Propositions

"There are flies in my soup" is what type of proposition?

What is the contrapositive of the proposition "Some humans are giraffes"?

Does an O proposition have a contrary?

What is the complement of thin?

What is the subcontrary of the proposition "Some people call me the space cowboy" (from The Joker by the Steve Miller Band)?

If the following sentence were put into standard form as a categorical proposition, what would the quantifier be? Everybody is welcome to join our club.

Which immediate inference(s) replaces a term with its complement?

In a singular proposition:

A particular affirmative proposition has which form?

Which of the following is a categorical proposition?

Which of the following categorical propositions is in standard form?

An advertising campaign for Almond Joy candy bars used the slogan, "Sometimes you feel like a nut." What is this proposition in standard form?

A proposition has existential import when:

The terms of a proposition are its:

If a Venn diagram includes no Xs and no shading, then:

What is the relationship between "All staples are fasteners" and "All non-fasteners are non-staples"?

What is the contrapositive of the proposition "All nonmusic is amelodic"?

"Not" and "non":

What is the obverse of the proposition "Some S are P"?

Can the quantity of a true proposition be particular if all members of the subject class belong to the predicate class?

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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