Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (26.08.2024) Shift-II
Which of the following arguments is faulty because the middle term is covered by the absence of the major term and not by its presence?
AThere is fire in the mountain because it is knowable
BSound is eternal because it is produced ✓ Correct
CSound is eternal because it is audible
DSound is a quality because it is visible
Correct answer: (B) Sound is eternal because it is produced — The faulty argument is that sound is eternal because it is produced, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The faulty argument is that sound is eternal because it is produced, so that is the answer.
★The middle term here is 'produced'.
★Whatever is produced is in fact non-eternal, the opposite of the major term eternal.
★So the middle term is tied to the absence of the major term, not its presence.
★This makes the inference contradictory and faulty.
★So this argument is faulty for the reason described.
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