Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2022 (04.03.2023) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. Statement I: Classical Indian logicians (Naiyayikas) give a psychological account of inferential cognition. Statement II: According to the Naiyayikas, the logical structure of inference represents not how we ought to infer, but how, as a matter of fact, we do infer. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: The Naiyayikas give a psychological account of inferential cognition.
- Statement II: For the Naiyayikas, the logical structure of inference represents not how we ought to infer, but how we do infer in fact.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true — Both statements are true, so the answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Explanation
★Both statements are true, so the answer is that both Statement I and Statement II are true.
★Inference is the process of reasoning from what is taken as true to something further.
★The Naiyayikas describe this inferential cognition in psychological terms, so statement I is true.
★They treat the structure of inference as a picture of actual reasoning.
★So it shows not how we ought to infer, but how we in fact do infer.
★So statement II is also true.
★Therefore both statements are true.
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