Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (29.08.2024) Shift-II
According to Nyaya logic, which of the following statements is flawed because it contains a non-inferential (contradictory) middle term?
AThere is fire on the hill because it is knowable.
BFire is cold because it is a substance. ✓ Correct
CAll objects are non-eternal because they are knowable.
DSound is eternal because it is audible.
Correct answer: (B) Fire is cold because it is a substance. — The flawed statement is that fire is cold because it is a substance, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The flawed statement is that fire is cold because it is a substance, so that is the answer.
★A valid inference needs a middle term related to both major and minor terms.
★Here the middle term 'substance' is not connected to being cold.
★In fact fire being cold contradicts observation.
★So the middle term is non-inferential and the inference fails.
★Hence the second option is correct.
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