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though it may be true, is accused by the examiners.
A Vadi entering into discussion never gets success if his discussions are not based on versatility of aspects. On the contrary, he becomes Asad vadi (liar), is defeated and falls a prey to the cultured.
It does not matter whether a defendent proves his point by a positive or a negative example but he will no doubt come into conflict with the opposite party if his judgments are one-sided. To avoid these, he should never make use of a major term ( Sadhya) with radical view in a syllogism.
Only a Samanya (generality) is the subject of Nonmenal and Particularity of Phenomenal. When these two are engaged independently, they end into Radical viewpoint.
If a defendent, while proving his point, employs the Sadhya (major term) with radical view-point, the opposite party defeats him seeing his weak point. It is, then, patent that had that defendent employed his Sadhya with versatility of view-points-thus avoiding a loop hole, he would never have suffered a defeat at the hands of his opponent.
What to talk of a thing which is totally false on account of radical view-point ? If a statement which is true from one point of view is put forward by the defendent in his discussion as an uncertain statement, he lowers himself down in the eyes of others who may be practical and proficient. Thus only to keep versatility of
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