According to Classical Indian School of Logic, the argument — "Sound is eternal because it is produced" is fallacious because:शास्त्रीय भारतीय न्याय के अनुसार यह अनुमान — "शब्द नित्य है क्योंकि वह उत्पन्न होता है" — हेत्वाभासयुक्त है, क्योंकि:
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Correct answer: A. It involves contradictory middle-term.इसमें विरुद्ध हेतु (contradictory middle term) है।
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'Producedness' (kritakatva) is invariably concomitant with non-eternality, so the very reason offered proves the contradictory of what is to be established. In Nyaya this hetvabhasa is viruddha, the contradictory middle term. Savyabhichara would be a too-wide (straying) middle, and sopadhika vyapti is the conditional-concomitance defect.'कृतकत्व' (उत्पन्न होना) अनित्यत्व के साथ अविनाभाव रखता है, अतः दिया गया हेतु साध्य के विरुद्ध को ही सिद्ध कर देता है। न्याय में यह हेत्वाभास विरुद्ध कहलाता है अर्थात् विरोधी हेतु। सव्यभिचार अत्यंत व्यापक (अनैकांतिक) हेतु होता है और सोपाधिक व्याप्ति उपाधि-दोष है।More Logical Reasoning questions
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