Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET 25th June 2025 Shift 2
According to Classical Indian School of Logic, the argument 'Sound is eternal because it is produced' is fallacious because:
AIt involves contradictory middle-term. ✓ Correct
BHere the middle term is too narrow.
CHere the middle term is too wide.
DHere vyapti is conditional.
Correct answer: (A) It involves contradictory middle-term. — In Nyaya logic the reason produced actually establishes the opposite, that sound is non eternal, because whatever is produced is found to be non eternal. A reason that proves the…
Explanation
★In Nyaya logic the reason produced actually establishes the opposite, that sound is non eternal, because whatever is produced is found to be non eternal. A reason that proves the contrary of the thesis is the contradictory middle term, the viruddha hetvabhasa, so the argument is fallacious on that count.
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