#23- A professor of business placed a case-study assignment

[Jeff Wren]

Hi Capetowner,

Analogies can be good or bad. A good analogy occurs when the two things being compared are similar in the relevant ways so that what is true of one would also be true of the other based on the same underlying reasons. A bad (or false) analogy occurs when the two things being compared are not similar in the relevant ways so that what is true of one would not necessarily be true of the other.

In order for an answer to strengthen an argument by analogy, the analogy would have to good/relevant/applicable to the argument.

Nothing in Answer E is directly relevant to the underlying reasons of why books on computer will not make printed books obsolete.

[Capetowner]

Hi Capetowner,

Analogies can be good or bad. A good analogy occurs when the two things being compared are similar in the relevant ways so that what is true of one would also be true of the other based on the same underlying reasons. A bad (or false) analogy occurs when the two things being compared are not similar in the relevant ways so that what is true of one would not necessarily be true of the other.

In order for an answer to strengthen an argument by analogy, the analogy would have to good/relevant/applicable to the argument.

Nothing in Answer E is directly relevant to the underlying reasons of why books on computer will not make printed books obsolete.

That sums things up nicely, thanks! I have a question I'm not sure where to post:
How would you diagram this sentence:

Dogs can be found in every house with a kennel

I would say Kennel ---> At least 1 dog

I guess I'm confused as to how "at least one" is not diagrammed instead at the receiving end of a 'some' arrow:

Kennel <--> Dog