UGC NET Logical Reasoning Q26

Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: If we infer "Socrates is a man, because he is mortal" we commit the fallacy named as sadharana by Classical Indian Logicians.
Statement II: An inference is fallacious if the middle term is found to be common to both the major term and its opposite. Such fallacy is named sadharana.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

Both Statement I and Statement II are true