Which of the following arguments is an example of the fallacy of asadharana (a too-narrow middle term) according to Nyaya?

ASound is non-eternal because it is produced

BSound is eternal because it is audible ✓ Correct

CSound is eternal because it is produced

DSound is a quality because it is visible

Correct answer: (B) Sound is eternal because it is audible

Explanation

Sound is eternal because it is audible fails because audibility belongs to nothing but sound.

In asadharana the reason is present only in the subject and in nothing else.

Audibility is found neither among eternal things nor among non-eternal things.

With no positive or negative example sharing the reason, no invariable relation can be formed.

A reason too narrow to establish any pervasion commits the asadharana fallacy.

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