Exercises Study One: propositions
Exercise 1.1: The Four Forms
Instructions: Choose the letter for the correct answer for each of the following.
1. The forms A and E are said to have _____ quantity.
2. The forms I and O are said to be _____ in quantity.
3. If the subject terms of forms are _____the forms are universal.
4. If the predicate terms of forms are ____ the forms are affirmative in quality.
5. If the predicate terms of forms are _____the forms are negative in quality.
6. The forms A(ab) and I(ab) are similar in _____ , but dissimilar in _____ .
7. The form with both particular quantity and affirmative quality is _____ .
8. The form with both terms undistributed is _____.
9. The form with a distributed subject term, and an undistributed predicate term is the _____.
10. The form with both terms distributed is _____.
11. The form A(ab) differs from form _____ in both the distribution of terms, quantity, and quality.
12. The formal qualities of the forms are defined in terms of whether or not the subjects and predicates of the forms are _____ or _____.
Exercise 1.2: Translating Propositions into Standard Form
Instructions: Rewrite each of the following propositions as standard A, E, I, or O forms. Use the letters in parentheses for subject and predicate terms for each. The Answers in the back of this book do the same. (If you cannot put them in standard form, you do not know what they mean.)
1. No Christian is a secularist. (c,s)
2. Some children run to school. (c,s)
3. Only good students get A's. (s,g)
4. None but the brave deserve the fair. (f,b)
5. All except workers may enter. (w,e)
6. Only freshmen need use the back door. (b,f)
7. The poor always ye have with you. (w,p)
8. You always squirm out of an argument. (a,o)
9. Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it. (l,i)
10. Logic is the science of necessary inference. (l,s)
11. Whosoever committeth sin transresseth also the law. (l,s)
12. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. (f,e)
13. Nothing worthwhile is easy. (w,e)
14. Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge. (i,k)
15. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. (j,c)
16. The sacraments of the New Testament are Baptism and the Lord's supper. (s,a)
17. In order to say something meaningful, one must use the law of contradiction. (m,l)
18. Some hold that God's sovereignty and man's responsibility are paradoxical. (s,p)
19. Most of the questions in this exercise are easy (q,e)
20. Fifty percent of eligible voters did not vote. (f,v)
Instructions: Choose the letter for the correct answer for each of the following.
- a. A(ab)
- b. I(ab)
- c. O(ab)
- d. E(ab)
- e. distributed
- f. undistributed
- g. quantity
- h. quality
- i. universal
- j. particular
1. The forms A and E are said to have _____ quantity.
2. The forms I and O are said to be _____ in quantity.
3. If the subject terms of forms are _____the forms are universal.
4. If the predicate terms of forms are ____ the forms are affirmative in quality.
5. If the predicate terms of forms are _____the forms are negative in quality.
6. The forms A(ab) and I(ab) are similar in _____ , but dissimilar in _____ .
7. The form with both particular quantity and affirmative quality is _____ .
8. The form with both terms undistributed is _____.
9. The form with a distributed subject term, and an undistributed predicate term is the _____.
10. The form with both terms distributed is _____.
11. The form A(ab) differs from form _____ in both the distribution of terms, quantity, and quality.
12. The formal qualities of the forms are defined in terms of whether or not the subjects and predicates of the forms are _____ or _____.
Exercise 1.2: Translating Propositions into Standard Form
Instructions: Rewrite each of the following propositions as standard A, E, I, or O forms. Use the letters in parentheses for subject and predicate terms for each. The Answers in the back of this book do the same. (If you cannot put them in standard form, you do not know what they mean.)
1. No Christian is a secularist. (c,s)
2. Some children run to school. (c,s)
3. Only good students get A's. (s,g)
4. None but the brave deserve the fair. (f,b)
5. All except workers may enter. (w,e)
6. Only freshmen need use the back door. (b,f)
7. The poor always ye have with you. (w,p)
8. You always squirm out of an argument. (a,o)
9. Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain who build it. (l,i)
10. Logic is the science of necessary inference. (l,s)
11. Whosoever committeth sin transresseth also the law. (l,s)
12. The fall brought mankind into an estate of sin and misery. (f,e)
13. Nothing worthwhile is easy. (w,e)
14. Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge. (i,k)
15. There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. (j,c)
16. The sacraments of the New Testament are Baptism and the Lord's supper. (s,a)
17. In order to say something meaningful, one must use the law of contradiction. (m,l)
18. Some hold that God's sovereignty and man's responsibility are paradoxical. (s,p)
19. Most of the questions in this exercise are easy (q,e)
20. Fifty percent of eligible voters did not vote. (f,v)
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