Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (02.09.2024) Shift-I
As per the classical Indian school of logic (Nyaya), which fallacy is committed when the middle term is too wide?
AAnupasamhari
BBadhita
CSadharana ✓ Correct
DAsadharana
Correct answer: (C) Sadharana — The fallacy is sadharana, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The fallacy is sadharana, so that is the answer.
★It occurs when the middle term is too wide.
★Such a term covers too many cases.
★So it cannot support a specific conclusion.
★This over-general middle term is the sadharana fallacy.
★Hence sadharana is correct.
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