Dr. Winkleman

How well do you know Distribution?

1. Which statement has no distributed terms?
a. A statement
b. E statement
c. I statement
d. O statement

2. Which statement has two distributed terms?
a. A statement
b. E statement
c. I statement
d. O statement

3. In the statement All D are H which terms are distributed?
a. D and H
b. D
c. H
d. None of the above

4. In the statement Some D are not H which terms are distributed?
a. D and H
b. D
c. H
d. None of the above

5. Why is it useful to know which statements are distributed?
a. Because statements with distributed terms can never be true.
b. Because arguments with statements that have distributed terms can never be valid.
c. In order to analyze arguments with Venn diagrams.
d. In order to analyze arguments with the Rules of Validity.

How well do you know Existential Import?

6. Which statements have Existential Import?
a. A & I statements
b. A & E statements
c. I & O statements
d. None of the above

7. Which statements do not have Existential Import?
a. A & I statements
b. A & E statements
c. I & O statements
d. None of the above

8. Statements have Existential Import when ...
a. They cannot be true if their terms do not exist.
b. The word Some implies the existence of their terms.
c. The word Some really means At least one of these things exists.
d. All of the above

9. Existential Import matters because ...
a. It defines how an A statement can be true while the corresponding I statement can be false.
b. The thing you just brought across the border is alive - you'd better feed it!
c. It shows how Jean-Paul Sartre was right - existence precedes essence.
d. None of the above.

10. If the statement All Bees have Wings is true, what else must be the case?
a. Bees must exist.
b. Wings must exist.
c. If there is a Bee, then it must have Wings.
d. None of the above.