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DSSSB TGT Analogies — practice questions — page 5

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Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: judgement with effectRead the answer and worked solution →The limits of analogyRead the answer and worked solution →

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Spot the odd one out

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Case to similar case
    2. Necessary conclusion
    3. Resemblance
    Odd item
    Necessary conclusion
  2. Items
    1. Relevant likeness
    2. Relevant difference
    3. Alphabetical order
    Odd item
    Alphabetical order
  3. Items
    1. Syllogism
    2. Analogy
    3. Induction
    Odd item
    Syllogism
One belongs to a different kind of inference. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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Flip and pair: judgement with effect

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Relevant shared respect
    B
    strengthens
  2. A
    Relevant difference
    B
    weakens
  3. A
    Merely verbal likeness
    B
    adds nothing
  4. A
    Many relevant likenesses
    B
    strengthens
What strengthens and what weakens. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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The limits of analogy

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Questions
  1. Question
    An analogy's conclusion is
    Choices
    1. always certain
    2. always false
    3. probable at best
    Correct choice
    probable at best
  2. Question
    The strongest reply to an analogy is to point out
    Choices
    1. a relevant difference
    2. its length
    3. its age
    Correct choice
    a relevant difference
  3. Question
    Analogy is most useful for
    Choices
    1. proving conclusively
    2. explaining and suggesting
    3. counting cases
    Correct choice
    explaining and suggesting
What an analogy can and cannot deliver. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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