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Ed F

More examples of a Weak and extended analogy please?

Hey

Can you please clarify the difference between a weak analogy and the extended analogy

I genuinely don't understand the difference.

Like not only explain it but a few examples I would highly appreciate it.

Anyone is free to try help me understand if you do!
asked on Friday, Jan 07, 2022 03:44:17 PM by Ed F

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I agree that there is not an obvious difference. Perhaps the extended analogy is simply a particular type of weak analogy.

posted on Friday, Jan 07, 2022 04:23:44 PM
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[To Prof M]

See, for example,  https://www.fallacyfiles.org/wanalogy.html . Here, the weak analogy is seen to have a number of "sub-fallacies." Perhaps the extended analogy is a sub-fallacy as well.

[ login to reply ] posted on Friday, Jan 07, 2022 04:32:23 PM
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account no longer exists writes:

Hmm, I am shown to be the poster of the question, but I am not. I am simply a commenter.

posted on Friday, Jan 07, 2022 04:35:54 PM
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TrappedPrior (RotE) writes:
[To Prof M]

I've also noticed another poster who apparently has my username, except when I click on their profile picture, their name appears blank!

 

[ login to reply ] posted on Friday, Jan 07, 2022 07:57:47 PM
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Ed F writes:
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I had a similar thing happen to me yesterday; I posted an answer and then someone else did and both answers were attributed to me.

[ login to reply ] posted on Friday, Jan 07, 2022 07:58:41 PM
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Ed F writes:

Now I'm shown as the poster of this question, even though I'm not.  This is happening a lot!

posted on Saturday, Jan 08, 2022 11:21:51 AM

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TrappedPrior (RotE)
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Extended analogy: two things are like a third thing, but in different ways. However, these "different ways" are ignored, and the two things are assumed the same.

Weak analogy: two things are assumed to be like each other, so if one has a specific property, the other also has that property (even though the two things are not similar enough for this to be the case).

answered on Friday, Jan 07, 2022 04:32:06 PM by TrappedPrior (RotE)

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