Which of the following are Hetvabhasas:

1.Pakshadharmata

2.Asiddha

3.Savyabhichara

4.Satpratipaksha

5.Arthkriyakaritva

A1, 2 and 3 only

B2, 3 and 4 only ✓ Correct

C1, 4 and 5 only

D2, 4 and 5 only

Correct answer: (B) 2, 3 and 4 only

Explanation

The hetvabhasas among these are Asiddha, Savyabhichara, and Satpratipaksha.

A hetvabhasa is a defective middle term that only appears to prove the conclusion.

Savyabhichara (anaikantika) is the inconclusive reason that strays to both sides.

Asiddha is the unproved or unestablished reason, and Satpratipaksha is the counterbalanced reason met by an opposing one.

Pakshadharmata is a valid condition of a good hetu and Arthkriyakaritva is a Buddhist notion of causal efficiency, so neither is a fallacy.

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