Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (26.08.2024) Shift-I
Which of the following arguments is faulty because the middle term is non-finite (infinite)?
AAll things are temporary because they are knowable ✓ Correct
BThere is fire in the mountain because it is knowable
CFire is cold because it is matter
DSound is eternal because it is produced
Correct answer: (A) All things are temporary because they are knowable — The faulty argument is that all things are temporary because they are knowable, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The faulty argument is that all things are temporary because they are knowable, so that is the answer.
★The middle term here is 'knowable'.
★Everything whatsoever is knowable, so the middle term applies to all things without limit.
★A middle term that is thus non-finite cannot mark off any specific class.
★So it cannot properly link the terms of the argument.
★So this argument is faulty because its middle term is non-finite.
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