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 most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A):According to the Naiyayikas, all fallacies are material fallacies.
Reason (R):According to Nyaya, the syllogism is both deductive-inductive and formal-material.
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 are correct and the reason explains the assertion.
For the Naiyayikas every fallacy is a material fallacy (the Assertion).
The Nyaya syllogism is at once deductive-inductive and formal-material, never purely formal (the Reason).
Because it is material and not merely formal, no fallacy in it can be purely formal.
The material character of the syllogism thus explains why all its fallacies are material.
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