Venn diagram is an illustration of the relationships between and among sets, groups of objects that share something in common. Venn Diagram A Venn diagram uses overlapping circles or other shapes to illustrate the logical relationships between two or more sets of items. They serve to graphically organise things and highlighting how the items are […]
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Pramanas: Pramana (“sources of knowledge” or “measure”) is an epistemological term in Indian and Buddhist philosophies referring to the means by which a person obtains accurate and valid knowledge (Prama, pramiti) of the world. Bases of Pramanas In obtaining Prama, or correct knowledge, Pramana forms one part of a triputi (trio): UNIT VI – Logical
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Arguments: An argument is a set of statements, one of which, the conclusion is taken to be supported by the remaining statements, the premises. For example;Premises: All men are mortalSocrates is a manConclusion: Socrates is mortal What is Argument? In the above example, there are three statements, 1) All men are mortal, 2) Socrates is
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The Sanskrit word “Anumana” is the combination of two words, “Anu” means ‘after’ and “mana” means measurement. The whole word literally means measuring after something. According to Indian Philosophy, Anumana is a knowledge that is obtained after proof. We know by now that knowledge derived through “anumana” is not direct since it makes use of
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Indian Logic: Logic is the study of inference and argument. Logic has always fascinated humankind for its sheer scope of immense arguments and discussions. It is the scientific study of ‘reasoning. Using the term “Scientific” does not mean anything related to the basic sciences. The usage of the term is primarily more as an adjective
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Analogies or analogy basically means similarity of one object to another in certain aspects.The purpose of analogy is to test the ability to identify the relationship between the pairs of numbers, letters or words.A given question consists of words, letters or numbers related to each other based on some logic and it is required to
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According to the Oxford Dictionary, Reasoning can be defined as “the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.” Merriam-Webster dictionary defines as “the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment. Or, the ability of the mind to think and understand things in
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