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Reading an analogyRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →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 →

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Reading an analogy

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Questions
  1. Question
    An analogy reasons from
    Choices
    1. many cases to a rule
    2. a rule to a case
    3. one case to a similar case
    Correct choice
    one case to a similar case
  2. Question
    Its conclusion is
    Choices
    1. probable
    2. certain
    3. necessarily false
    Correct choice
    probable
  3. Question
    What most weakens an analogy?
    Choices
    1. a shared name
    2. a relevant difference
    3. a long argument
    Correct choice
    a relevant difference
The form of the argument, not its subject matter. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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Assertion and reason

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  1. Reason
    It rests on a resemblance, which may not extend to the point at issue.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    An analogy cannot establish its conclusion with certainty.
  2. Reason
    The whole argument depends on the two cases being alike where it matters.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    A relevant difference damages an analogy badly.
  3. Reason
    Deduction draws conclusions that follow necessarily.
    Verdict
    The assertion is false and the reason is true.
    Assertion
    An analogy is a kind of deduction.
The reason must genuinely explain the assertion. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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Two are true, one is not

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  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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