Square of Opposition
The relationship that exists between these two statements:
All clouds are water
Some clouds are not water
What is contradiction?
The term that is the subject of the conclusion.
What is the minor term?
The standard substitution or abbreviation for the middle term in a syllogism.
What is M?
A number from 1 to 4 identifying the placement of a syllogism's middle term.
What is the figure?
The premises imply the conclusion; if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true.
What is a valid syllogism?
Identify the relationship from the square of opposition.
If the universal statement is true, the particular must be true.
What is subimplication?
The term that is the predicate of the conclusion.
What is major term?
The various possible combinations of A, E, I and O statements that make up the syllogism.
What is mood?
The figure of
M is P
S is M
What is Figure 1?
This depends only on the form of the argument, not on the meaning or truth of the individual statements.
What is validity?
The subcontrariety of the following statement:
Some acids are peptides.
What is Some acids are not peptides?
The term that is in both premises.
What is the middle term?
The standard substitution or abbreviation for the minor term in a syllogism.
What is S?
The mood and figure of the syllogism.
What is form?
Is valid and has true premises.
What is a sound syllogism?
The relationship that exists between these two statements:
Some feminists are feminine.
All feminists are feminine.
What is Superimplication?
Is made up of three categorical statements: two premises and a conclusion.
What is categorical syllogism?
The standard substitution or abbreviation for the major term in a syllogism.
What is P?
The mood and figure of:
No madmen are poets.
Some madmen are quiet people.
Therefore, some quiet people are not poets.
EIO-3
Is either true or false.
What is a statement.
The relationship that exists between these two statements:
All french fries are greasy food.
No french fries are greasy food.
What is Contrariety?
What is...
(1) Major premise
(2) Minor premise
(3) Conclusion
The representation of a syllogism having statements in standard order with standard abbreviations of its terms.
What is schema?
The mood and figure of the syllogism:
No birds are mammals.
Some warm-blooded creatures are birds.
Therefore, some warm-blooded creatures are not mammals.
What is EIO-1
Is either valid or invalid.
What is an argument?