Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
'Some students are sincere' is an example of which proposition?
AUniversal affirmative
BUniversal negative
CParticular affirmative ✓ Correct
DParticular negative
Correct answer: (C) Particular affirmative — 'Some students are sincere' is a particular affirmative (I) proposition, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★'Some students are sincere' is a particular affirmative (I) proposition, so that is the answer.
★'Some' makes it particular in quantity.
★It affirms the predicate of part of the subject, so it is affirmative in quality.
★This combination is the I proposition of the traditional square.
★It is not universal, since it speaks only of some students.
★So the proposition is particular affirmative.
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