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This is the first title word of a work that uses the example of the word “every” modifying “whiteness” to distinguish categorematic and syncategorematic terms, as well as dividing supposition into personal, simple, and material types. A text whose common title begins with this word provides a series of arguments in four books used to convert non-Christians. This word, which names a medieval genre of comprehensive (*) manuals divided into (-5[1])articles, is the first title word of a logic textbook by William of Ockham that (10[1])defends the position that universals exist only in the mind. A text whose title begins with this word presents the “first mover” as one of (10[1])the “Five Ways” to argue for God’s existence. For 10 points, the (10[1])title of Thomas Aquinas’s magnum opus pairs what word with Theologica? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Summa [accept Summa Logicae or Summa Theologica or Summa contra gentiles; accept sum or summary]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cole FranklinToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowlWaterloo Cali69-5
Caleb OttWaterloo BustOttawa8410
Sky LiToronto Penguin World WarToronto Pilk10910
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto SproutToronto cDNA12110
Rayton LinWaterloo CaliToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowl13210

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y683%17%33%103.60
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%25%111.50
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%25%121.25
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%0%0%105.50
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y2100%0%0%110.50