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Universal or particular? Affirmative or negative?

Exercise and reference answers

Items
  1. Item
    All S is P
    Category
    Universal
  2. Item
    No S is P
    Category
    Universal
  3. Item
    Covers the whole subject
    Category
    Universal
  4. Item
    Some S is P
    Category
    Particular
  5. Item
    Some S is not P
    Category
    Particular
  6. Item
    Covers only part of the subject
    Category
    Particular
Categories
  1. Item
    Universal
  2. Item
    Particular

Explanation

Two independent axes: how much of the subject is covered, and whether the statement affirms or denies. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.
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