The following categorical proposition is to be analyzed in the following three w

Question

The following categorical proposition is to be analyzed in the following three ways: (1) the correct quantity (universal or particular); (2) the correct quality (affirmative or negative); (3) the correct distribution (subject term distributed; predicate term distributed; both terms distributed; or neither term distributed).

Some trees are not evergreens.

Question 2 options:

a)

b)

c)

d)

a)

Particular negative; Subject term distributed; Predicate term undistributed.

b)

Particular affirmative; Subject term undistributed; Predicate term distributed.

c)

Particular negative; Subject term undistributed; Predicate term distributed.

d)

Particular affirmative; Subject term undistributed; Predicate term undistributed.

Explanation / Answer

Some trees are not evergreens.

These are referred to be a O proposition as from the categorical proposition.

Here the subject trees are undistributed as the proposition does not make an assertion about every tree and the term predicate is distributed as atleast one of the tree is escluded from every tree.

As the type is of Some trees are not evergreens it is particular negative.

Hence option c is correct.

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