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Analogy |
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The inference that two or more things that are similar to each other in some respects are also similar in other respects. An analogy denotes that similarity exists in some characteristics of things that are otherwise not alike. In a legal argument, an analogy may be used when there is no precedent (prior case law close in facts and legal principles) in point. Reasoning by analogy involves referring to a case that concerns unrelated subject matter but is governed by the same general principles and applying those principles to the case at hand. ANALOGY, construction. The similitude of relations which exist between things
compared.
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Exploring the relationship between similar
solution strategies and analogical reasoning. Medawar speaks about the "intuitive
element" in deductive, inductive and analogical reasoning, and in
the process of experimentation (pp. Citing research indicating that reading comprehension
rests upon the formal skills of deductive inferential reasoning and upon
such skills as analogical reasoning, he argues that reading
comprehension would be improved if these primary reasoning skills are
strengthened. |
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