अविज्ञाततत्त्वेऽर्थे कारणोपपत्तितस्तत्त्वज्ञानार्थमूहस्तर्कः॥
avijñāta-tattve'rthe kāraṇopapattitas-tattvajñānārtham-ūhas-tarkaḥ.
Confutation (Tarka) is a process of reasoning carried out to ascertain the real nature of an un-perceived object by pointing out the logical contradictions and examining the supporting causes.
Tarka means arguing aggressively simply to confuse your opponent or muddy the data.
Tarka is a supportive validation process used to systematically strip away flawed alternatives until only the undeniable truth remains.
COGNITIVE PHILOSOPHY RUNTIME
Pre-compilation testing suite. Running conditional simulations on un-validated code paths to trace exceptions and rule out logical absurdities.
HISTORICAL COMMENTARY ANALYSIS
Gautama introduces Tarka. When direct perception fails and you don't know the truth yet, you use hypothetical reasoning. You test an assumption by looking at its causes and proving that if the assumption were true, it would lead to an impossible absurdity (reductio ad absurdum). It's a vital pre-processing filter that screens out bugs before a final conclusion is reached.
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