A categorical statement has existential import if and only if

A. it is a particular statement.
B. it implies that one of its terms denotes a nonempty class.
C. it implies that its subject term denotes a nonempty class.
D. it has importance for the nature of human existence.


C. it implies that its subject term denotes a nonempty class.

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