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| A good example is the principle of "[[glossary:distribution|distributivity]]" which applies, among other things, to [[glossary:categorical_statement|categorical statements]]. It describes, under which circumstances a category term can also referr to its parts or sub-categories. Thus, in a [[glossary:universal_quantification|universal statement]] such as "all //dogs// are //mammals//", the //subject// (here: "dogs") is distributed and thus also refers to, for example, //poodles//, //greyhounds//, //watchdogs//, or even the //our neighbor’s dachshund//, etc. Thus, from the //strong// statement "all dogs are mammals" //weaker// statements such as "//our neighbor’s dachshund// is a //mammal// " can be derived. | A good example is the concept of “[[glossary:distribution|Distribution]]” which applies, among other things, to [[glossary:categorical_statement|categorical statements]]. It describes, under which circumstances a category term can also referr to its parts or sub-categories. Thus, in a [[glossary:universal_quantification|universal statement]] such as "all //dogs// are //mammals//", the //subject// (here: "dogs") is distributed and thus also refers to, for example, //poodles//, //greyhounds//, //watchdogs//, or even the //our neighbor’s dachshund//, etc. Thus, from the //strong// statement "all dogs are mammals" //weaker// statements such as "//our neighbor’s dachshund// is a //mammal// " can be derived. |
