In the statement form p • q, the component statement variables p and q are called:

A) conjuncts
B) disjuncts
C) antecedents
D) consequents
E) There is no special name for the component statements.

Conjuncts

The individual statements or elements that are joined together with a logical connector to form a conjunction.

Disjuncts

Elements within a disjunction, a logical structure where at least one of the parts must be true for the whole to be considered true.

Antecedents

In logic, the conditions or propositions that precede and imply the consequent in a conditional statement.