Which of the following arrangements involve fallacy of the irregular middle term?
A. Sound is a quality because it is visible.
B. Sound is eternal, because it is audible.
C. Sound is eternal because it is produced.
D. All things are non-eternal, because they are knowable.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
B and C only
Savyabhichara Hetvabhasa (Irregular/Wandering Middle) occurs when the hetu (reason) is too wide — it is found in both sapaksha (similar cases) and vipaksha (dissimilar cases), making the inference unreliable.
B: 'Sound is eternal because it is audible' — 'audible' is found in both eternal and non-eternal things, so the hetu wanders, giving Savyabhichara.
C: 'Sound is eternal because it is produced' — 'produced' also wanders across both categories here, giving Savyabhichara.
A: 'Sound is a quality because it is visible' — sound is not visible; the hetu is itself unestablished, so this is Asiddha Hetvabhasa (unproved reason), not Savyabhichara.
The answer is B and C only.
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In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
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