Traditional Logic Memoria Press Practice Exam

In the proposition Some S are not P, are any terms distributed?

The subject term S is distributed in this proposition. No terms are distributed in this proposition. The predicate term P is distributed in this proposition. Both S and P are distributed in this proposition.

Correct Answer:

No terms are distributed in this proposition.

Explanation:

Distribution looks at whether a proposition makes an assertion about every member of a term. In the statement Some S are not P, we’re dealing with a particular negative claim, asserting that at least one S is not P. Because it doesn’t claim that all S have some property, the subject term S is not distributed. It also doesn’t claim about all P; it only expresses a relation between S and P for some cases, so the predicate term P is not distributed either. So, neither term is distributed.

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