Consider Two True Propositions That Are Subcontraries

question 52

Multiple Choice

Consider two true propositions that are subcontraries.Can the referents of their subjects be identical?

• A)There can be some overlap, but the two sets of referents cannot be entirely identical.
• B)All referents in the affirmative proposition are referents in the negative proposition, but some referents in the negative proposition are not referents in the affirmative one.
• C)All referents in the negative proposition are referents in the affirmative proposition, but some referents in the affirmative proposition are not referents in the negative one.
• D)None of the referents can be identical, since the referents in one proposition belong to the predicate class, and the referents in the other don't.
• E)They must be completely identical, since the two propositions must have the same subject in order to be subcontraries.

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