Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The argument that sound is eternal because it is produced, is fallacious.
Reason R: In the argument-"sound is eternal because it is produced," the middle term is contradicted by some other pramana and not by inference.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3
A is true but R is false
4
A is false but R is true