A Unitary Schema for Arguments by Analogy

Following a Toulmian account of argument analysis and evaluation, I offer a general unitary schema for, so called, deductive and inductive types of analogical arguments. This schema is able to explain why certain analogical arguments can be said to be deductive, and yet, also defeasible.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lilian Bermejo-Luque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2012-03-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/3332