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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of O-type (Particular Negative) contraposition. Does ‘Some cats are not felines’ imply ‘Some non-felines are  not non-cats’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of O-type (Particular Negative) contraposition. Does ‘Some cats are not felines’ imply ‘Some non-felines are  not non-cats’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of E-type (Universal Negative) contraposition. Does ‘No cats are felines’ imply ‘No non-cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of E-type (Universal Negative) contraposition. Does ‘No cats are felines’ imply ‘No non-cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of I-type (Particular Affirmative) contraposition. Does ‘Some cats are felines’ imply ‘Some non-cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of I-type (Particular Affirmative) contraposition. Does ‘Some cats are felines’ imply ‘Some non-cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of A-type (Universal Positive) contraposition. Does ‘A cats are felines’ imply ‘All non-cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of A-type (Universal Positive) contraposition. Does ‘A cats are felines’ imply ‘All non-cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of O-type (Particular Negative) obversion. Does ‘Some cats are not felines’ imply ‘Some cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of O-type (Particular Negative) obversion. Does ‘Some cats are not felines’ imply ‘Some cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of I-type (Particular Affirmative) obversion. Does ‘Some cats are felines’ imply ‘Some cats are not non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of I-type (Particular Affirmative) obversion. Does ‘Some cats are felines’ imply ‘Some cats are not non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of E-type (Universal Negative) obversion. Does ‘All cats are felines’ imply ‘All cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of E-type (Universal Negative) obversion. Does ‘All cats are felines’ imply ‘All cats are non-felines’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of O-type (Particular Negative) conversion. Does ‘Some cats are not felines’ imply ‘Some felines are not cats’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of O-type (Particular Negative) conversion. Does ‘Some cats are not felines’ imply ‘Some felines are not cats’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of I-type (Particular Affirmative) conversion. Does ‘Some cats are felines’ imply ‘Some felines are cats’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of I-type (Particular Affirmative) conversion. Does ‘Some cats are felines’ imply ‘Some felines are cats’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of E-type (Universal Negative) conversion. Does ‘No cats are felines’ imply ‘No felines are cats’?

 

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Flash-based interactive example of Venn diagram-enhanced categorical reasoning. This one is of E-type (Universal Negative) conversion. Does ‘No cats are felines’ imply ‘No felines are cats’?

 

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