I think that the most difficult kind of reasoning to understand is reasoning by analogy, sometime it can be a bit confusing. The reasoning by analogy is just reasoning by comparing the two similar statements together. For example, "X is like Y." To understand or use the reasoning by analogy, one has to find the similarity between two objects. Than state the purpose of two of the analogy, why is it important? The reasoning by analogy can sometime be very vague and ambiguous. So, one have to exam the statement and comparison carefully to make sure that the comparison is strong.
For example: Dogs are mammals, they need food to live. Cats are mammals. So, cat need food to live.
This statement works. However, the statement is still very vague. It does not states what kind of food that the cats or the dogs eat. So, when the statement is very vague and ambiguous, it can become a weak argument.
Reasoning by analogy was also the type of reasoning that I had the most difficult with out of all the other types. I also found it to be confusing. It something that i had to read over and over again to fully understand it. Because most of the examples didn't help me with understanding the concept any better.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a very good job on explaining reasoning by analogy in a very simple way. It's simple but it was easy to understand.
You also provided a clear and helpful example. You helped me understand reasoning by analogy that much more. Good job.