Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (26.08.2024) Shift-I
Consider the proposition 'A ship has mass. Therefore, all the parts of the ship have mass.' Which of the following statements is correct about the above statement?
AIt has a division error
BIt has a polysemous-meaning error
CIt has an indiscriminate-generalization error
DIt is a non-faulty statement ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) It is a non-faulty statement — The statement is non-faulty, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement is non-faulty, so that is the answer.
★The fallacy of division wrongly assumes a property of the whole holds for every part.
★But mass is one property that does genuinely distribute to the parts.
★Every physical part of a ship really does have mass.
★So concluding that the parts have mass is a valid inference here, not a fallacy.
★Therefore the statement is non-faulty.
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