Exam 8: Deductive Reasoning: Categorical Logic

A particular negative statement is designated by the letter

What are the four parts of a categorical syllogism and what is the function of each one?

What are the four standard forms of categorical statements?

The standard-form statement "No S are P" is a

The _______ of a statement is obtained by replacing the predicate term with the term's complement and switching the statement from affirmative to negative, or negative to affirmative.

The following Venn diagram represents "Some S are P."

The copula is always either are or are not.

The statement "Only if something has a back beat is it real rock and roll" is an _______ statement.

The following Venn diagram represents "Some S are not P."

The _______ of a statement is obtained by reversing the positions of the subject and predicate terms and substituting complement terms for the subject and predicate terms.

"All cars are not Fords" is expressed in standard form.

In a categorical syllogism, the middle term appears in each premise but not the conclusion.

In a Venn diagram, a shaded area indicates an empty class.

Categorical statements vary both in terms of quality and quantity.

The quantifier _______ at the beginning of a categorical statement indicates that the statement is particular.

The easiest way to check the validity of a categorical syllogism is to draw a truth table.

In categorical arguments, the _______ indicates the number of things with specified characteristics.

In a categorical syllogism, the major term of the argument is the subject term in the conclusion.

The contrapositive of "All carrots are vegetables" is "All non-vegetables are non-carrots."

A- and O-statements are contradictories.