Answer:
Categorical Propositions Examples
1. All chocolate types are delicious.
2. Some chocolates are not good for your health.
3. Some chocolates are good for your health.
4. No chocolates is disgusting.
Explanation:
Categorical proposition is defined as any proposition that can be interpreted as asserting a relation of inclusion or exclusion, complete or partial, between two classes.
The quality of a categorical proposition determines whether the proposition is considered either affirmative or negative in quality (or whether the asserted class is one of inclusion or exclusion).
The quantity of a categorical proposition determines whether the proposition is considered either universal or particular in quantity (i.e whether it refers to all members of its class or not).
The distribution of a categorical proposition refers to if the term is used refer to each and every member of a class (distributed), or if the term is not being used to refer to each and every member of a class (undistributed).
Therefore, for the given examples:
1. All chocolate types are delicious
Quantity: (all) universal
Quality: (are) affirmative, inclusive
Distribution: distributed, refers to all members of the class (chocolates)
2. Some chocolates are not good for your health.
Quantity: (some) particular
Quality: (are not) negative, exclusive
Distribution: undistributed, refers to only some and not all members of the class (chocolates)
3. Some chocolates are good for your health.
Quantity: (some) particular
Quality: (are) affirmative, inclusive
Distribution: undistributed, refers to only some, not all members of the class (chocolates)
4. No chocolate is disgusting.
Quantity: (no) universal
Quality: (no) negative, inclusive
Distribution: distributed, refers to all members of the class (chocolate).
