A Class Room Logic: Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of TeachingMcNair, George Hastings
Philosophy
A Class Room Logic: Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching
McNair, George Hastings
Logic
An I proposition is one in which the predicate affirms something of
a part of the logical subject.
An O proposition is one in which the predicate denies something of
a part of the logical subject.
Every proposition must be reduced to one of the four types before it
can be used as a basis of argumentation.
It is incumbent on the student to recognize these four types with
precision and accuracy.
(6) There are a few proposition types which are recognized as being
illogical in form. These may be defined as follows:
(1) An indefinite proposition is one without the quantity sign. It
usually may be classed as universal.
(2) An elliptical proposition is one in which the copula is
suppressed.
(3) An individual proposition is one which has a singular subject.
It is universal in content.
(4) Plurative propositions are those introduced by “most,” “a few”
or some equivalent quantity sign. These are particular in meaning.
(5) Partitive propositions are particulars which imply a
complementary opposite. These arise through the ambiguous use of
“all-not,” “some” and “few.”
“All-not” sometimes means “_no_,” while at other times it may mean
“_not-all_.” If the quantity sign means the latter, then it introduces
a partitive proposition.
“_Some_” may mean “_some only_,” or “_some at least_.” The latter is
the logical meaning. The former interpretation makes the proposition
partitive. When “few” means “few only,” it is partitive in nature.
(6) Exceptive propositions are those introduced by such signs as
“all except,” “all but,” “all save,” etc. They are universal
only when the exceptions are mentioned.
(7) Exclusive propositions are those introduced by such words as
“only,” “alone,” “none but” and “except.” In an exclusive the
predicate and not the subject is distributed. Consequently
the easiest way to make an exclusive logical is to interchange
subject and predicate and call it an A.
(8) An inverted proposition is one where the predicate precedes the
subject. Interchanging them gives the logical form.
Of the grammatical sentences only the declarative is logical.
The relative clause, though out of place, must be used with the word it
modifies.
(7) There are other propositions, though not illogical, to which the
logician usually gives some attention. These may be defined as follows:
(1) An analytical proposition is one in which the predicate gives
information already implied in the subject.
(2) A synthetic proposition is one in which the predicate gives
information not implied in the subject.
(3) A modal proposition is one which states the manner in which the
predicate belongs to the subject. The adverbs of time, place,
degree and manner are the signs of the modal proposition.
(4) A pure proposition simply states that the predicate belongs or
does not belong to the subject.
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