Arguing by analogy

Arguing by analogy is arguing that since things are alike in some ways, they will probably be alike in others. While careful application of argument by analogy can be a powerful tool, there are limits to the method after which it breaks down.

Blog posts

• Surface Analogies and Deep Causes
• Failure By Analogy
• Failure By Affective Analogy

See also

• Near/far thinking
• Outside view
• Fake simplicity

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