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Here is a list of the terms and definitions on each card.
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Term: A Statement
Definition: A categorical statement of the form “All S are P.” This states that all members of S are members of P. Also called a “universal affirmative.”
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Term: Categorical Logic
Definition: A subfield of formal logic that looks at the relationships between categories or groups.
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Term: Categorical Statement
Definition: A claim about whether the members of one category are, are not, or may be members of another category.
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Term: Categorical Syllogism
Definition: A form of argument in which one categorical statement is deduced from two other categorical statements.
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Term: Category
Definition: A group or collection of things.
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Term: Complement
Definition: The opposite of a given category.
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Term: Contradictories
Definition: Categorical statements in a pair such that if one is true, the other must be false, and vice versa.
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Term: Contraposition
Definition: A logical operation in which a categorical statement is converted (its subject and predicate are reversed) and “non-” is attached to both categories.
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Term: Contraries
Definition: Categorical statements that can both be false at the same time but cannot both be true at the same time.
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Term: Conversion
Definition: A logical operation performed on a categorical statement by switching the subject and the predicate.
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Term: E Statement
Definition: A categorical statement of the form “No S are P.” This states that no members of S are members of P. Also called a “universal negative.”
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Term: I Statement
Definition: A categorical statement of the form “Some S are P.” This states that there exists at least one member of S that is also a member of P. Also called a “particular affirmative.”
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Term: Logically Equivalent Statements
Definition: Statements that are true and false under the same conditions: meaning that they could both be true or both be false, but if one were true, the other could not be false.
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Term: Major Term
Definition: In a categorical syllogism, the predicate in the conclusion.
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Term: Middle Term
Definition: In a categorical syllogism, the term that appears in both premises but not the conclusion.
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Term: Minor Term
Definition: In a categorical syllogism, the subject of the conclusion.
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Term: O Statement
Definition: A categorical statement of the form “Some S are not P.” This states that there exists at least one member of S that is not also a member of P. Also called a “particular negative.”
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Term: Obversion
Definition: A logical operation in which the scope of a categorical statement is switched (from positive to negative or from negative to positive) and “non-” is added to the predicate.
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Term: Particular Statement
Definition: A categorical statement that describes a property of some (but not all) members of the subject category.
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Term: Predicate Category
Definition: The group that is related to the subject category in a categorical statement.
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Term: Square of Opposition
Definition: A graphic representation of the logical relationships between the four types of categorical statement.
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Term: Sub-contraries
Definition: Categorical statements that can both be true at the same time but cannot both be false at the same time.
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Term: Subject Category
Definition: The group that a categorical statement says something about.