Which kind of inference is illustrated when one argues that sound must be a quality because it cannot be a substance or an activity or a relation and so on?

Which kind of inference is illustrated when one argues that sound must be a quality because it cannot be a substance or an activity or a relation and so on? Correct Answer Sesāvata

Anumana is a Sanskrit word that means "following knowledge" or "inference."

Key Points

• In Indian philosophy, it is one of the pramanas, or sources of true knowledge.
• Anumana comes to a new conclusion and truth by combining observation, past truths, and logic. 
• Anumana can also be classified into 3 types:
  • Purvavat 
  • Sheshavat
  • Samanyatodrishta
• Sesavat Anumana: An inference in which we infer the unperceived cause from a perceived effect.
• It entails demonstrating something's truth by ruling out all other possibilities.
• This is demonstrated when someone claims that sound must be qualified because it cannot be a substance, action, relationship, or anything else.

Therefore, Ṡ Sesāvata inference is illustrated when one argues that sound must be qualified because it cannot be a substance or an activity or a relation and so on. 

Additional Information

•  Purvavat Anumana: An inference in which we infer the unperceived effect from a perceived cause.
• Samanyatodrasta Anumana: An inference in which we infer not based on causal relation but the experience of uniformity.