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Categorical Propositions: Quantity and Quality (Part I)

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Every categorical proposition, regardless of the form, possesses both "quantity" and "quality." But what exactly is meant by those two, quoted terms?

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If you've read our prior posts discussing the four categorical proposition forms--A, E, I, and O--then you may hopefully recall that those forms were also described using four particular terms: universal, particular, affirmative, and negative.

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If you've read our prior posts discussing the four categorical proposition forms--A, E, I, and O--then you may hopefully recall that those forms were also described using four particular terms: universal, particular, affirmative, and negative. The four proposition forms do *not* correspond exactly to the four aforementioned terms. Rather, these terms work together to define a proposition's quality and quantity--something which every categorical proposition possesses, regardless of ...

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