宗鏡錄 51.43

51.43

Answer: It is not a genuine refutation. For an inference of contradiction with the intrinsic nature of the predicate, it is required that for the proponent, positive examples do not have it and negative examples have it, while for the opponent, positive examples have it and negative examples do not have it; only then does it constitute contradiction with the intrinsic nature of the predicate. Now, for both proponent and opponent, it is present in the positive example and present in the negative example; therefore, it is not a genuine fallacy of contradiction with the intrinsic nature of the predicate.