Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (23.08.2024) Shift-II
Which of the following claims is true for the sentence 'I ate because I was hungry'?
AThis is a logic
BThis is an illogical argument
CThis is not an argument; it is an explanation ✓ Correct
DThis is an illogical argument; this is an example
Correct answer: (C) This is not an argument; it is an explanation — The sentence is not an argument but an explanation, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The sentence is not an argument but an explanation, so that is the answer.
★An argument tries to prove a conclusion from premises.
★Here the statement gives the reason for an accepted fact rather than proving a disputed claim.
★Eating is already accepted, and hunger is offered as its cause.
★So this is an explanation, not an argument.
★So the correct claim is that it is an explanation.
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