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Opposition of Proposition

1. There are three types of opposition between propositions: contradictory, contrary, and sub-contrary. 2. Contradictory opposition occurs when one proposition denies everything the other affirms. They are opposed in both truth and falsity. 3. Contrary opposition happens when both propositions are universal but one affirms and the other denies the same predicate of the same subject. They are opposed in truth only.

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Opposition of Proposition

1. There are three types of opposition between propositions: contradictory, contrary, and sub-contrary. 2. Contradictory opposition occurs when one proposition denies everything the other affirms. They are opposed in both truth and falsity. 3. Contrary opposition happens when both propositions are universal but one affirms and the other denies the same predicate of the same subject. They are opposed in truth only.

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Opposition Of Proposition But other times, the contrary of a false proposition

is also false.
Example:
In general, opposition between two propositions All men are honest. (False)
occurs when one affirms and the other denies the No man is honest. (False)
same predicate of the same subject.

3.SUB-CONTRARY OPPPOSITION
Example:
All dogs are cats. Two propositions are in sub-contrary opposition
No dogs are cats. when they differ in quality but re both particular.

These two propositions are said to be opposed Example:


because one affirms and the other denies “cats” of
“dogs”. Some dogs are black.
some dogs are not black.
KINDS OF OPPOSITION

1.CONTRADICTORY OPPOSITION Propositions in sub-contrary oppositions are


opposed in falsity only. That is, if one is false the
When there is contradictory opposition between other is necessarily true.
two propositions, one denies absolutely
everything that the other affirms. They are as THE RELATION OF SUB-ALTERNATION
opposed as can be.
 There is another possible relation
Example: between two propositions that use the
same subject and the same predicate, but
All men are honest. this is not a relation of opposition.
Some men are not honest.
 This relation, called sub-alternation,
Contradictory opposition is opposition in truth occurs when the propositions differ in
and falsity. quantity but not in quality. r

Example:
2. CONTRARY OPPOSITION All men are brave.
Some men are brave.
Contrary opposition exist between two
proposition when both have universal quantity SUMMARY OF OPPOSITION
but one affirms and the other denies its predicate
of the subject. 1.Contradiction Opposition
-One proposition denies the other absolutely.
Example: -Opposition in truth and falsity.
-The proposition differ in both quality and
All men are honest. quantity
No men are honest. 2.Contrary Opposition
Sometimes when one contrary is false, the other is -Opposition in truth only.
true -Both proposition re universal.
Example: 3.Sub-Contrary Opposition
No man is rational. (False) -Opposition in falsity only.
All men are rational. (True) - Both proposition are particular.

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