Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A):The argument the hill has fire because it is knowable is fallacious according to the classical Indian school of logic (Nyaya).
Reason (R):In the argument the hill has fire because it is knowable, the middle term is too wide and violates the rule that the middle term should not be present in negative instances.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation
Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion.
The hill has fire because it is knowable is fallacious in Nyaya.
The middle term knowable is over-wide and present in everything whatsoever.
It therefore appears even in negative instances where fire is absent, breaking the rule for a sound middle.
This over-wide middle is exactly why the inference fails, so the reason grounds the assertion.
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