CATEGORICAL

PROPOSITION
AL QUILLOPE

LOGIC
OBJECTIVES

• To define proposition
• To identify the kinds of propositions and the quality,
quantity and distribution of terms
CATEGORICAL PROPOSITION

• A statement of fact
• Always in a declarative form
• Contains a subject, copula and predicate
KINDS OF PROPOSITION

Quantity Quality
A Universal Affirmative
E Universal Negative
I Particular Affirmative
O particular Negative
WHAT TYPE OF PROPOSITION IS
THIS EXAMPLE?

All students are

environmentalists.
WHAT IS THE SUBJECT?

All students are

environmentalists.
EXERCISE 1:

• Give an example of a Universal Affirmative or A

proposition.
• Label your answer.
• Ex: A proposition - All students are environmentalists.

• Write your answers on the chat box.

EXERCISE 2:

• Give an example of a Particular Negative or O proposition.

• Label your answer.
• Ex: O proposition – Some students are not environmentalists.

• Write your answers on the chat box.

QUALITY OF PROPOSITION

• Refers to the affirmative or negative nature of proposition

• 2 qualities of propositions:
• Affirmative – the predicate agrees with the subject
• Negative – the predicate disagrees with the subject
QUANTITY OF PROPOSITIONS

• Refers to the universal or particular extension of propositions

• 2 quantities of propositions:
• Universal – refers to all members of the given class term in a proposition
• Particular – refers to some members of the given class term in a
proposition

• Note: all singular terms shall become universal when applied to

propositions
DISTRIBUTION OF TERMS

• Refers to the distribution of every member of the given

class term subject to every member of the given class term
predicate
Proposition Subject Predicate
A Distributed Undistributed
E Distributed Distributed
I Undistributed Undistributed
O Undistributed Distributed
ACTIVITY

• Give 1 example for each type of proposition

a) Identify the type of proposition
b) Underline once the subject
c) Encircle the copula
d) Underline twice the predicate
e) Identify the distribution of terms
f) Give the standard form

• All examples must be related to your course.

• Questions?
• Comments?
Thank you 