Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2023 (13.12.2023) Shift-I
According to the Classical Indian School of Logic (Nyaya), which fallacy is committed in the following statement: 'The sky rose is fragrant, because it is a rose like the rose on the earth'?
AAsadharana
BBadhita
CViruddha
DAshraya-siddha ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Ashraya-siddha — The statement commits the fallacy of ashraya-siddha, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement commits the fallacy of ashraya-siddha, so that is the answer.
★Ashraya-siddha, or the fallacy of an unreal subject, arises when the subject does not exist.
★The sky rose or sky flower is a non-existent thing.
★An inference about a subject that does not exist cannot be valid.
★So the reasoning fails because its very locus is unreal.
★Asadharana, badhita and viruddha are other Nyaya fallacies that do not fit here.
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