Module 4 Categorical Proposition A proposition is a sentence that is either true or false.

e. A proposition that relates two classes, or categories, is called a categorical proposition. The classes in question are denoted respectively by the subject term and the predicate term, and a proposition asserts either all or parts of the class denoted in the subject term is included or excluded from the class denoted by the predicate term. Examples: Atkins dieters avoid carbohydrates. Snowmobiles do not belong in Yellowstone National Park. Many of todays cell phones contain cameras. Not all romances have a happy ending Jay Taruc shoots documentaries. The first statement asserts that the entire class of Atkins dieters is included in the class of things that avoid carbohydrates, the second that the entire class of snowmobiles is excluded from the class of things that belongs tin Yellowstone National Park, and the third that part of the class of todays cell phone is included in the class of things that contain camera. The fourth statement asserts that part of the class of romances is excluded from the class of thing that have a happy ending, and the last statement asserts that the class that has Jay Taruc as its single member is included in the class of persons who shoot documentaries.

Four Types of Categorical Proposition