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Leonardi.DB
a logical geometry project

The Art of Reasoning. An Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking (2014), p. 157
by Kelley, David

Caption

The Modern Square of Opposition

Logic

Aristotelian family
Degenerate Sigma-2 with Unconnectedness 4
Boolean complexity
4
Number of labels per vertex (at most)
2
Equivalence between (some) labels of the same vertex
No
Analogy between (some) labels of the same vertex
No
Uniqueness of the vertices up to logical equivalence
Yes
Errors in the diagram
No

Geometry

Shape
Rectangle (irregular)
Colinearity range
0
Coplanarity range
0
Cospatiality range
0
Representation of contradiction
By central symmetry

Vertex description

Conceptual info
No
Mnemonic support (AEIO, purpurea ...)
Yes
Form
none
Label type
linguistic
,
symbolic
Language
English
Lexical field
syllogistics
Contains partial sentences or single words
No
Contains abbreviations
Yes
Symbolic field
logic
Contains partial formulas or symbols
Yes
Logical system
syllogistics

Edge description

Contains definitions of relations
No
Form
solid lines
,
none
Has arrowheads
No
Overlap
No
Curved
No
Hooked
No
As wide as vertices
No
Contains text
Yes
Label type
linguistic
Language
English
Contains partial sentences or single words
Yes
Contain abbreviations
No

Style

Diagram is colored
No
Diagram is embellished
No
Tags
existential import
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