Logic / Unit 3 Logic 075 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Distribution
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The idea
A term is distributed when the statement makes a claim about every member of that term's class.
In practice
"All senators are citizens" claims something about every senator — but not about every citizen.
Where people slip
Distribution is a property of terms-in-statements, not of terms alone.
Your place on the trail
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