Assertion (A): As per classical Indian school of logic the argument 'the…
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Assertion (A): As per classical Indian school of logic the argument 'the sky-Lotus is fragrant, because it is a Lotus, like the Lotus of a Lake' is fallacious.
Reason (R): In the above argument the middle term is non exclusive.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C.
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- D.
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Option 2. The Assertion (A) is true because the argument involves a 'sky-lotus,' which does not exist. In classical Indian logic, an inference with a non-existent subject is fallacious due to 'Asiddha' (unprovenness). The Reason (R) is false because the primary defect here is not a non-exclusive middle term, but rather the non-existence of the subject itself. Therefore, A is correct but R is not.