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by zmgsabst 9 hours ago
Even in strict logic, “is” can denote membership, as in, “squares are rectangles” does not entail “rectangles are squares”.
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Because it is "(all)squares are (some)rectangles", so the reverse "(some)rectangles are (all)squares" is also true.

The difference is how you speak about a group term, not the meaning of the word 'to be'.