Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (03.09.2024) Shift-I
'Abhay's mind is a cave, which is deep, dark and full of bats.' Which of the following is correct about this statement?
AIt is a valid and sound argument.
BIt commits a formal fallacy.
CIt contains an argument of analogy. ✓ Correct
DIt is a valid but not a sound argument.
Correct answer: (C) It contains an argument of analogy. — It contains an argument of analogy, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It contains an argument of analogy, so that is the answer.
★The statement likens Abhay's mind to a cave.
★It draws out shared features of the two.
★This comparison of one thing with another is an analogy.
★So it contains an argument of analogy.
★Hence the third option is correct.
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