Discussion
Which of the following is a correct description of the statement given below ?
Statement :
All animals die.
Human beings are animals.
∴ Every human will die.
This statement is :
Answer: B
The statement is an inference.
It is a syllogism: from two premises, 'All animals die' and 'Human beings are animals', it draws the conclusion 'Every human will die'. Arriving at new knowledge from known premises by reasoning is inference (anumana in Indian logic), and here it is valid deductive inference.
Perception (pratyaksha) is knowledge through the senses, which is not how the conclusion is reached. Comparison (upamana) is knowledge from similarity between a known and an unknown thing. Implication or postulation (arthapatti) supposes a fact to explain an apparent conflict, such as concluding that a man who fasts by day yet stays fat must eat at night.
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