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Analogy of a fallacy

Life is like an examination; we can create mistakes but can also undo them
asked on Monday, Feb 01, 2016 07:59:23 PM by Math

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Jim
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Let me try to turn this into a syllogism:

In an examination, we can create mistakes but can also undo them.
In life, we can create mistakes but can also undo them.
Therefore, life is like an examination.

Like many analogies, this is only valid for specific reasons, and is not valid in general.
answered on Thursday, Apr 14, 2016 10:29:46 AM by Jim

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