nanu cāptavākyasya guṇair doṣāṇāṃ nirākaraṇāt prāmāṇyābhyupagame guṇebhyaḥ prāmāṇyamabhyupagataṃ syāt, tataścāvasthādoṣo 'trāpi sambhavedityāśaṅkyāha tatretyādi
[One might object:] "Since in the case of statements by reliable persons, the defects are negated by virtues, wouldn't this mean that validity comes from the virtues? And if so, wouldn't this lead to a logical flaw?" - [To address] this objection, [the author] states what follows.