This phraseology, which is of great service in stating and demonstrating the rules of the syllogism, enables us to express very concisely the definitions of an universal and a particular proposition.
An universal proposition is that of which the subject is distributed; a particular proposition is that of which the subject is undistributed.
If, however, a controvertist has no other object in view than to refute some general proposition laid down by an opponent, a particular propositionis all that he need disentangle from any statement that serves his purpose.
The speaker must mean to assert the proposition either as an universal or as a particular proposition, though he has failed to declare which.
In dealing with a particular proposition as thesis, still other loci already indicated for dealing with universal propositions will be available.
The loci just enumerated are Universal, and applicable to the debate of theses propounded in universal terms; but they will also be applicable, if the thesis propounded be a Particular proposition.
This phraseology, which is of great service in stating and demonstrating the rules of the syllogism, enables us to express very concisely the definitions of a universal and a particular proposition.
A universal proposition is that of which the subject is distributed; a particular proposition is that of which the subject is undistributed.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "particular proposition" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
