Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
Which of the following is termed the statement of reason?
AHetu ✓ Correct
BPratijna
CUpanaya
DNigamana
Correct answer: (A) Hetu — Hetu is the statement of reason, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Hetu is the statement of reason, so that is the answer.
★In the five-membered syllogism, the hetu gives the reason for the claim.
★'Because there is smoke' is the hetu member.
★Pratijna is the proposition to be proved, and nigamana the conclusion.
★So the reason-stating member is the hetu.
★So the answer is hetu.
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