Which of the following is a rule of thumb for translating categorical statements containing the words "only," "only if," and "the only" into standard categorical form?
A) If "the only" occurs in the middle of a sentence, the subject and predicate terms should generally be reversed.
B) If "only if" occurs at the beginning of a sentence, the subject and predicate terms should generally not be reversed.
C) If "only if" occurs in the middle of a sentence, the subject and predicate terms should generally be reversed.
D) If "only" occurs at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence, the subject and predicate terms should never be reversed.

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When "the only" occurs in the middle of a sentence, it indicates that the predicate term is the only one that applies to the subject, so the terms should be reversed to reflect this relationship in standard categorical form.

Which of the Following Is a Rule of Thumb for Translating