LessonsContraposition: Classical Rules, Validity and the Later ConventionQuiz

«والموجبة الجزئية لا تنعكس بهذا العكس»
A particular affirmative does not validly contrapose by this method.

Consider “Some animals are nonhumans,” true of horses. The mechanical result “Some humans are nonanimals” is false.

A true particular affirmative can therefore produce a false result. There is no general A-like contraposition rule for I-propositions.

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Particular affirmative: no guaranteed result

Contraposition: Classical Rules, Validity and the Later Convention

«والموجبة الجزئية لا تنعكس بهذا العكس»
A particular affirmative does not validly contrapose by this method.

Consider “Some animals are nonhumans,” true of horses. The mechanical result “Some humans are nonanimals” is false.

A true particular affirmative can therefore produce a false result. There is no general A-like contraposition rule for I-propositions.