In Indian logic, the presence of the middle term in the minor term is called:
AVyapti
BPaksha-dharmita ✓ Correct
CLinga
DParamarsha
Correct answer: (B) Paksha-dharmita
Explanation
The presence of the middle term in the minor term is called paksha-dharmita.
The minor term is the paksha, the locus about which the conclusion is drawn.
The middle term must actually reside as a property in that locus.
On the smoky hill, smoke really belongs to the hill itself.
This being-a-property-of-the-paksha is the first condition of a valid mark.
Its technical name in Indian logic is paksha-dharmita.
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