Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Types of categorical propositions)…
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Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Types of categorical propositions) | List - II (Explanation) |
A. A proposition (Universal Affirmative) | I. Distributes both subject and predicate terms |
B. E proposition (Universal Negative) | II. Distributes only predicate term |
C. I proposition (Particular Affirmative) | III. Distributes only subject term |
D. O proposition (Particular Negative) | IV. Distributes neither subject nor predicate term |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- A.
A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
- B.
A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
- C.
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
- D.
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
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Correct answer: B
In traditional (Aristotelian) categorical logic, the distribution of a term describes whether a categorical proposition refers to every member of that term's class. Each of the four standard forms — A (Universal Affirmative), E (Universal Negative), I (Particular Affirmative), and O (Particular Negative) — has a fixed, well-defined distribution pattern for its subject and predicate terms.
Proposition type | Subject term | Predicate term |
|---|---|---|
A – Universal Affirmative | Distributed | Not distributed |
E – Universal Negative | Distributed | Distributed |
I – Particular Affirmative | Not distributed | Not distributed |
O – Particular Negative | Not distributed | Distributed |
A distributes only the subject term, which matches List-II item III ('Distributes only subject term'), giving A-III.
E distributes both the subject and predicate terms, which matches List-II item I ('Distributes both subject and predicate terms'), giving B-I.
I distributes neither term, which matches List-II item IV ('Distributes neither subject nor predicate term'), giving C-IV.
O distributes only the predicate term, which matches List-II item II ('Distributes only predicate term'), giving D-II.
The pairing A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III swaps the entries for A and O, wrongly giving A the 'predicate only' property and O the 'subject only' property.
The pairing A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV assigns every proposition the wrong property outright — for instance, it gives A the 'distributes both terms' property that actually belongs to E.
The pairing A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I inverts the entire mapping — for instance, it gives E the 'distributes only the subject term' property that actually belongs to A.
Correct matching: A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II.