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Categorical Propositions have four basic forms. One of those is the "E-proposition." What exactly is an "E-proposition"? How does it usually look? What does it achieve?

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In our last post, we discussed A-propositions, or "universal affirmatives." In this post, we will discuss the next category of basic logical proposition: the E-proposition.

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In our last post, we discussed A-propositions, or "universal affirmatives." In this post, we will discuss the next category of basic logical proposition: the E-proposition.

To do this, we will begin with our common statement from the earlier posting: "All ...

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