false analogy
false analogy noun: an informal fallacy applying to inductive arguments, in which the similarity in one respect of two concepts, objects, or events is taken as sufficient to establish that they are similar in another respect in which they actually are dissimilar.
Noun
false analogy (plural false analogies)
- An informal fallacy applying to inductive arguments, in which the similarity in one respect of two concepts, objects, or events is taken as sufficient to establish that they are similar in another respect in which they actually are dissimilar.
- Your argument reposes on false analogies.
false analogy meaning in Arabic and Persian
false analogy in Arabic
- informal fallacy
- قِيَاس مَعَ الْفَارِق qiyās maʕa l-fāriq
false analogy in Persian
- informal fallacy
- قیاس معالفارق qiyâs ma'-al-fâreq
Forms of false analogy
| plural | false analogies |
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Questions about false analogy
- What does false analogy mean?
- False analogy means an informal fallacy applying to inductive arguments, in which the similarity in one respect of two concepts, objects, or events is taken as sufficient to establish that they are similar in another respect in which they actually are dissimilar.
- What is false analogy in Arabic?
- False analogy in Arabic is قِيَاس مَعَ الْفَارِق (qiyās maʕa l-fāriq). See False analogy meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is false analogy?
- False analogy is a noun.
- What is the plural of false analogy?
- The plural of false analogy is false analogies.
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