Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
Assertion (A):AAA-2 an invalid categorial syllogism.
Reason (R):AAA-2 commits the fallacy of exclusive premises.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct ✓ Correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (C) A is correct but R is not correct
Explanation
Assertion A is true, because AAA-2 is indeed an invalid categorical syllogism.
In figure two the middle term is the predicate of both premises, and in AAA-2 it stays undistributed throughout.
A syllogism whose middle term is never distributed commits the fallacy of undistributed middle.
Reason R is false, since the fallacy of exclusive premises requires two negative premises.
AAA-2 has no negative premise at all, so that named fallacy cannot arise here.
Thus a correct Assertion stands with an incorrect Reason.
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