class 18 analogical reasoning

Reasoning

The logical thought process that enables one to arrive at a conclusion

Analogically reasoning

This is using what is known to predict what is unknown. Two or more things could share a similarity and using that similarity to conclude they might share more similarities

Is it similarity in variables or relation

It is similarities in relationship

Relational commonality

Similarity between the relationship two or more things have

Analogically mapping

This is identifying similarities between two Domains a source and a target to understand the target concept e.g a dog is to a puppy as a bear is to a cub

Gentners structure mapping theory of analogy

This proposed that analogy works but mapping the relational structure of a familiar “base” domain to an unfamiliar “target domain”

Metacognition

Being aware of one’s own thought processes and understanding the pattern behind them

Argument by analogy

This is a type of inductive argument which argues that because two things share a similarity, what’s true for one is true for the other.

Examples

Capitalists are like vampires

Using your phone while driving is like drunk driving