I need help with the following questions. 1.) Even though the statements below c
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Question
I need help with the following questions.
1.)Even though the statements below can be perceived as propositions, they include some subjectivity. What exactly is subjective that has to be assumed if we are to accept those as propositions?
a. It is cold outside
b. I studied very hard
c. Chinese is impossible to learn
d. This recipe is spicy
e. She is very tall
2.)Which of the following are NOT propositions? Briefly explain why.
a. Listen to me please.
b. The winter break is over.
c. Winter is on July in the Northern Hemisphere.
d. Winter is on July.
e. How are you today?
f. This movie was the best in existence.
g. I give three stars to this movie.
h. y> 35
i. Is it raining?
j. The apple is the best fruit in the world
Explanation / Answer
Answer:
A declarative sentence is said to be a proposition if it is either true or false but not both.
a) Conside the sentence " Listen to me please " , it is imparitive sentence not a declarative sentence. So it is not a proposition.
b) Conside the sentence " The winter break is over " this sentence simply makes a statement it makes a declaration. So it is a declarative sentence as well as proposition.
c) Conside the sentence " Winter is on July in the Northern Hemisphere ", this sentence simply makes a statement it makes a declaration. So it is a declarative sentence as well as proposition.
d) Conside the sentence " Winter is on July ", this sentence simply makes a statement it makes a declaration. So it is a declarative sentence as well as proposition.
e) Conside the sentence " How are you today? " this is an interrogative sentence asks a question. This type of sentence often begins with who, what, where, when, why, how, or do, and it ends with a question mark.
This is not a declarative sentence. So it is not a proposition.
f) Consider the sentence " This movie was the best in existence " this is declarative sentence simply makes a statement or expresses an opinion. In other words, it makes a declaration. So it is a proposition.
g) Consider the sentence " I give three stars to this movie ". This is declarative sentence simply makes a statement or expresses an opinion. In other words, it makes a declaration. So it is a proposition.
h) Consider the sentence " y > 35 " This is not a proposition because we can not say whether it is true or not unless you know the value of y .
i) Consider the sentence " Is it raining? " this is an interrogative sentence asks a question. This type of sentence often begins with who, what, where, when, why, how, or do,Is and it ends with a question mark.
This is not a declarative sentence. So it is not a proposition.
j) Consider the sentence " The apple is the best fruit in the world ", This is declarative sentence simply makes a statement or expresses an opinion. In other words, it makes a declaration. So it is a proposition.