Part 1: Introduction to Logic
Part II: Term Logic
Part III: Aristotle’s Logic of Propositions
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Part III: Conclusion

After having discussed each type of categorical proposition, we turned to look into one important feature of their terms, namely distribution, in order to better understand how each proposition relates the categories that the subject and the predicate refer to. When evaluating an argument using categorical propositions as its premises, as we will do in the future, distribution can be a powerful tool in helping us evaluate the truth of each premise. It simplifies propositional content to a series of inclusions and exclusions which is particularly easy to think about visually, too!