PHIL 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Lebron James, Syllogism, Deductive Reasoning
27 Apr 2016
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Every standard categorical statement must have the following form: quantifier = all, some or no, subject term, copula, predicate term. Ways to join p and q together is: conjunction and, disjunction: either/or, conditional statement: All a are b type: a. No a are b type: e. Some a are not b- type: o quantity/quality: particular negative. All the vatican guards are swiss = a statement. Some people who train are not (people who win/winners) = o . Some birds are things that fly at high altitudes = i statement. Singular statements: assert something about a single thing/person, object, place, time, etc. ) Ex. : lebron james is an nba player universal/affirmative. Lebron james = subject singular object. Rewrite sentence: (look at previous chart: all persons identified to lebron james are nba players. Ex. : friday is the happiest day of the week universal/affirmative. All days identified to friday are the happiest days of the.
