Logic / Unit 7 Logic 335 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What Makes Analogies Strong
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The idea
Strength rises with relevant similarities, more instances, and fewer disanalogies — and relevance dominates.
In practice
For predicting handling, a car's drivetrain matters; its paint color doesn't. One relevant similarity outweighs twenty irrelevant ones.
Where people slip
Counting similarities without weighing relevance is how bad analogies get numbers on their side.
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