Correct option is D
The sentence
"Roses are fragrant" is a universal affirmative statement, which translates into the standard form categorical proposition:
"All Roses are fragrant things."
Standard Categorical Proposition:
· A standard universal affirmative proposition is of the form "All S are P," where
S is the subject and
P is the predicate.
· In this case:
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S (Subject): Roses
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P (Predicate): Fragrant things
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Types of Standard Categorical Propositions:
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A (Universal Affirmative): All S are P (e.g., "All Roses are fragrant things").
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E (Universal Negative): No S are P (e.g., "No Roses are fragrant things").
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I (Particular Affirmative): Some S are P (e.g., "Some Roses are fragrant things").
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O (Particular Negative): Some S are not P (e.g., "Some Roses are not fragrant things").
Additional Knowledge ·
Option (a): Some Roses are fragrant:
· This would indicate only a subset of Roses is fragrant, which does not represent the universal nature of the original statement.
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Option (b): Some fragrant things are not Roses:
· A negative proposition that implies other fragrant things exclude Roses, which is unrelated to the given statement.
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Option (c): No fragrant things are Roses:
· A universal negative (E type), directly contradicting the affirmative nature of the given statement.