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Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Strengthens or weakens?Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: inference with its directionRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: analogy in argumentRead the answer and worked solution →Analogy against the other inferencesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the test of an analogyRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: judging analogiesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every question worth asking about an analogyRead the answer and worked solution →Which inference is at work?Read the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: analogyRead the answer and worked solution →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 →Complete the analogy: Smile : mouth :: wink : ?Read the answer and worked solution →In the analogy form A : B :: C : D, what does the double colon stand for?Read the answer and worked solution →In colon notation of analogies, what does a single colon represent?Read the answer and worked solution →The English word analogy comes from a Greek word meaning what?Read the answer and worked solution →Software was coined by analogy with which existing word?Read the answer and worked solution →The humorous word underwhelm was formed by analogy with which word?Read the answer and worked solution →Which old past-tense form of the verb help was replaced by helped?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the theological study of analogy between God and creatures called?Read the answer and worked solution →Who proposed structure mapping, a psychological theory of reasoning through analogies?Read the answer and worked solution →Comparing electric current to flowing water in pipes is which use of analogy?Read the answer and worked solution →If 64 : 8 holds, which pair follows the same relation of number to its square root?Read the answer and worked solution →Fill the blank: 4 is to 16 as 6 is to ?Read the answer and worked solution →In hand : palm :: foot : sole, what is compared?Read the answer and worked solution →Which correspondence do people prefer in analogies (systematicity principle)?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each verbal analogy relationship with its corresponding example pair:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Two are true, one is not

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Questions
  1. False statement
    An analogy yields a certain conclusion
    Statements
    1. An analogy yields a probable conclusion
    2. Relevant resemblance strengthens it
    3. An analogy yields a certain conclusion
  2. False statement
    Analogy argues rule to case
    Statements
    1. Analogy argues rule to case
    2. Analogy argues case to case
    3. Induction argues cases to rule
  3. False statement
    Any likeness at all makes the argument strong
    Statements
    1. Irrelevant likeness adds nothing
    2. Any likeness at all makes the argument strong
    3. A relevant difference weakens the argument
The false line grants an analogy more force than it has. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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Strengthens or weakens?

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Items
  1. Item
    More shared relevant respects
    Category
    Strengthens
  2. Item
    The likeness bears on the conclusion
    Category
    Strengthens
  3. Item
    A relevant difference is found
    Category
    Weakens
  4. Item
    The likeness is merely verbal
    Category
    Weakens
Categories
  1. Item
    Strengthens
  2. Item
    Weakens
Judging analogies is the skill this topic tests. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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Flip and pair: inference with its direction

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Deduction
    B
    rule to case
  2. A
    Induction
    B
    cases to rule
  3. A
    Analogy
    B
    case to similar case
  4. A
    Conversion
    B
    statement to its reverse
Three kinds of argument, three directions. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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