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Download Solution PDFAccording to Nyaya (Classical Indian School of logic) the fallacy of irregular middle is called :
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Download Solution PDFAnaikantika:
- In Nyaya (Classical Indian School of logic), the fallacy of irregular middle is called Anaikantika.
- It is a type of fallacy in which the middle term does not relate to both the minor and major terms in the same way.
- This means that the middle term does not apply to both the subject and predicate of the conclusion.
- For example, the statement "All cats are animals, all dogs are animals, therefore all cats are dogs" is a fallacy of irregular middle. The middle term, "animals," does not relate to both the minor term, "cats," and the major term, "dogs," in the same way. Animals are a broader category than cats, and they also include dogs. Therefore, the statement "all cats are dogs" is not logically valid.
The other options are incorrect.
- Asiddha means "unproved" or "unestablished
- Satpratipaksa means "contradiction.
- Badhita means "refuted." These terms are not used to refer to the fallacy of irregular middle in Nyaya.
According to Nyaya (Classical Indian School of logic), the fallacy of irregular middle is called "Anaikantika".
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