Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other…
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: In Indian logic, a material fallacy is called hetvābhāsa.
Reason R: In a fallacious inference (anumāna), the middle term appears to be a reason but is not a valid reason.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct 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 false
- D.
A is false but R is correct
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Correct answer: A
In Indian logic, a material fallacy is indeed called hetvābhāsa.
Hetvābhāsa refers to a middle term that appears to be a valid reason but is not.
Therefore, both Assertion A and Reason R are true, and Reason R correctly explains Assertion A.