According to the classical Indian school of logic (Nyaya), which fallacy is committed in the statement 'The hill has fire because it is knowable'?

ABadhita

BAnupasamhari

CAsadharana

DSadharana ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Sadharana

Explanation

The statement commits the sadharana fallacy.

The reason offered, "knowable", belongs to fiery and fireless things alike.

Such a hetu is present in both the sapaksa and the vipaksa.

A reason shared across positive and negative instances proves nothing.

This too-common, wandering hetu is the sadharana (savyabhichara) hetvabhasa.

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