Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other…
2023
Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): "Sound is eternal because it is audible." According to the Indian Classical School of Logic (Nyaya), this argument is fallacious.
Reason (R): In the argument "Sound is eternal because it is audible," the middle term is over-wide (too inclusive).
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
- C.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Correct answer: A
In Nyaya logic, the argument that sound is eternal because it is audible is fallacious. This error is known as Savyabhicara, where the middle term audible applies to both eternal and non-eternal entities. Thus, Assertion (A) is correct as the argument fails. Reason (R) correctly identifies this over-inclusiveness, making it the correct explanation for Assertion (A).