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"All people who live in Varanasi are people who drink tea, and all people who drink tea are people who like it. We may conclude, then, that all people who live in Varanasi are people who like it. What is wrong with this argument? (A) There is equivocation on the term "People who like it." (B) It commits existential fallacy  (C) It commits fallacy of exclusive premises.  (D) It commits fallacy of four terms.  Choose the correct answer from the options given below : 
All mortals are men. Socrates is mortal Therefore Socrates is a man. Which of the following statements are true of the above argument? (A) Above arguments is sound. (B) Above argument is valid. (C) Above argument is fallacious. (D) Above argument commits the fallacy of undistributed middle. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
All knowable objects are nameable; The pot is a knowable object; Therefore, the pot is nameable The above is an example of which type of inference?
According to Nyāya the argument - 'Sound is eternal because it is produced' commits, which of the following fallacy?
The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options. P: These are the only two paths available to him. Q: All humans are bestowed with a conscience that helps us discriminate between good and bad, eternal and non-eternal. R: Although all living species are involved in sleeping, mating, defending and eating, only humans as far as we know-can think and decide what is eternally beneficial to them. S: Based on this special quality a human can decide whether he wants to tread the path of eternal welfare or sensual enjoyment.
What type of anumana is the following one, in Nyaya-Epistemology?
Whatever is knowable is namable
The Pot is knowable
∴ It is namable.
Choose the option which indicates a valid argument containing logically related statements that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements. A. Some straight forward things are people B. All Perennial things are cats C. Only cats are Perennial D. All Perennial things are People E. Some Straight forward things are cats F. Some Straight forward things are Perennial
Which type of fallacy is cominitted by the following inference according to Nyaya?
Inference The world is eternal because it is made of eternal atoms.
Given below are two statements : Statement I:- The fallacy of contradictory middle (viruddha) occurs in an argument when the middle term is found both where the major is found and where it is not found. Statement II :- The fallacy of contradictory middle (viruddha) is committed in an argument when the middle term is found only where major term is absent. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which one of the following hetvabhasa (fallacy) is involved in the argument. "Sound is eternal because it is caused"?