Given below are two statements: Statement I: To draw an analogy between two or…
2022
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: To draw an analogy between two or more entities is to indicate one or more respects in which they are similar.
Statement II: Every analogical inference proceeds from the similarity of two or more things in one or more respects to the similarity of those things in some further respect.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct — ConceptAn analogy identifies respects in which two or more entities are alike. An analogical inference uses one or more already-observed similarities as its…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: A
Concept
An analogy identifies respects in which two or more entities are alike. An analogical inference uses one or more already-observed similarities as its basis and projects a further similarity that is not yet established.
The distinction is between describing a comparison and making an inference from that comparison: the former identifies shared respects, while the latter extends the pattern to an additional respect.
Application
Statement I gives the descriptive core of analogy: drawing an analogy indicates one or more respects in which the entities are similar.
Statement II gives the inferential pattern: similarity in known respects is used to support similarity in a further respect.
The statements describe the comparison stage and the projection stage respectively, so they are compatible rather than contradictory.
Contrast
Rejecting both statements removes both the shared-respect basis and the further-similarity projection.
Accepting Statement I alone reduces analogy to a static comparison and omits the characteristic projection involved in analogical inference.
Accepting Statement II alone retains the projection but removes the shared-respect basis from which that projection proceeds.
Result
Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are correct.