The Domain Constraint on Analogy and Analogical Argument

Domain constraint, the requirement that analogues be selected from "the same category," inheres in the popular saying "you can't compare apples and oranges" and the textbook principle "the greater the number of shared properties, the stronger the argument from analogy.&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: William R. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 1995-01-01
Series:Informal Logic
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Online Access:https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2397