Kevalavyatireki Pattern – UGC NET Question

Kevalavyatireki anumāna relies purely on negative instances to establish vyāpti. We see that in all cases where the probandum is absent, the middle term is likewise absent. From this consistent absence, the presence of the hetu in a new case is taken to imply the presence of the sādhya. It is thus an absence based counterpart to the purely positive kevalānvayi pattern.

Option A:
Option A describes kevalānvayi, which uses only positive cases and no observed negatives.

Option B:
Option B correctly states that kevalavyatireki is grounded in negative concomitance where every sādhya negative case is also hetu negative.

Option C:
Option C outlines anvayavyatireki, which combines both positive and negative instances to establish vyāpti.

Option D:
Option D shifts attention to scripture; that may provide content for inferences, but it is not what distinguishes kevalavyatireki as a logical pattern.