polar (yes/no)

A yes/no question — its answerhood condition is a proposition and its negation; the direct answers are 'yes' and 'no'. The simplest erotetic kind, the natural target of gmeow:wondersWhether.

Structure

Types: gmeow:QuestionType

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:typePolar as a controlled value typed as gmeow:QuestionType.

Example Snippets

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Loaded Question

@prefix gmeow: <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/> .
@prefix ex:    <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/examples/inquiry/> .
@prefix rdfs:  <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .



# --- The polar question and the proposition it takes for granted.
ex:stoppedCheating a gmeow:Question ;
    gmeow:questionType gmeow:typePolar ;
    gmeow:presupposes ex:wasCheating ;
    rdfs:label "have you stopped cheating?"@en .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:QuestionType