Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
In sub-alternation, if the universal proposition is true, then the particular is
ATrue ✓ Correct
BFalse
CDoubtful
DBoth true and false
Correct answer: (A) True — If the universal is true, the particular is true, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★If the universal is true, the particular is true, so that is the answer.
★The truth of a superaltern flows down to its subaltern.
★If all S are P, then certainly some S are P.
★So the particular must also be true.
★This downward transmission of truth defines sub-alternation.
★So the answer is true.
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