Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Nyaya syllogism has three propositions and five terms.
Statement II:Aristotelian syllogism has three propositions and three terms.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Explanation
Statement 1 is wrong and Statement 2 is right.
The Nyaya syllogism has five members, not three propositions, and uses three terms.
Its members are pratigya, hetu, udaharana, upanaya and nigamana.
The Aristotelian syllogism has exactly three propositions, two premises and a conclusion.
It is built from three terms: major, minor and middle.
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