Given below are two statements:

Statement I : Aristotelian logic is verbalistic.

Statement II : For the classical Indian school of logic (nyaya) verbal form is not the essence of inference and is required only to convince others.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Key Points

• Statement I is true.

• Statement I states that Aristotelian logic is "verbalistic," which implies that it heavily relies on the form of verbal expressions and language to construct logical arguments and draw inferences. This is generally true as Aristotelian logic is based on syllogisms and formal deductive reasoning using language.

Statement II : For the classical Indian school of logic (nyaya) verbal form is not the essence of inference and is required only to convince others.

• Statement II is true because the Nyaya school of logic, which is one of the oldest and most influential schools of Indian philosophy, emphasizes the importance of understanding the meaning of an argument, not just its verbal form.
• The Nyaya school argues that the verbal form of an argument is only necessary to convince others of its validity, but that the real essence of an argument lies in its meaning.

Therefore, the correct answer is 1) Statement I is true and Statement II is true.