The argument, 'Sound is eternal, because it is produced', is fallacious because:"शब्द नित्य है, क्योंकि वह उत्पन्न होता है" - यह तर्क दोषपूर्ण है, क्योंकि:
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Correct answer: C. Middle term itself disproves the original proposition and proves its contradictory.मध्य पद स्वयं मूल प्रतिज्ञा का खंडन करता है और उसके विरोधी को सिद्ध करता है।
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This is the classic Nyaya example of the viruddha (contradictory) hetu. The reason offered — being produced (kritakatva) — is invariably concomitant with non-eternality, so instead of establishing that sound is eternal it establishes the very opposite. Hence the fallacy is that the middle term itself disproves the original proposition and proves its contradictory.यह न्याय दर्शन में विरुद्ध हेतु का शास्त्रीय उदाहरण है। दिया गया हेतु — उत्पन्न होना (कृतकत्व) — अनित्यता के साथ अविनाभाव संबंध रखता है, अतः वह शब्द को नित्य सिद्ध करने के बजाय उसके ठीक विपरीत को सिद्ध कर देता है। अतः दोष यह है कि मध्य पद स्वयं मूल प्रतिज्ञा का खंडन करता है और उसके विरोधी को सिद्ध करता है।More Logical Reasoning questions
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