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According to Nyaya (classical Indian school of logic) which of the following is an example of Badhit…

Badhita is the fallacy where the conclusion is contradicted by a stronger, non-inferential source of knowledge such as perception. "Fire is cold" is directly refuted by…

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According to Nyaya (classical Indian school of logic) which of the following is an example of Badhit fallacy (non-inferentially contradicted middle)?

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Badhita is the fallacy where the conclusion is contradicted by a stronger, non-inferential source of knowledge such as perception. "Fire is cold" is directly refuted by touch, so the reason is a badhita hetu. "Sound is quality because it is visible" illustrates svarupasiddha and "Sound is eternal because it is produced" a viruddha type of defect.

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