The part that I was most intrigued by is, understanding “reasoning by analogy”. If the concept itself is broken down “reasoning” means to conclude, then “analogy” is a comparison when place together it means to conclude from comparison. The meaning is most understandable in the summary of the chapter on page 259 and page 253; the critical thinking text book says “when drawing a conclusion from a comparison, we are reasoning from analogy” (259). This means that when a conclusion is drawn for a situation the same conclusion should be drawn for a similar. The fact that reasoning by analogy can be applied to law is very interesting. I had never thought that law had such complexity. When trying to connect a case to the law judges must find the most fitted way to connect the case to the written laws. I always knew “the law” could not be changed overnight but the truth that trying to change is law takes a complete breakdown that would disconnect it to older case.
Hey Mely! I think this is the first time that I’ve been on your blog but from the looks of it you’re doing a great job. Your post about “reasoning by analogy” was very helpful. I had a harder time this week to actually grasp the concept since the book was really confusing and the online resources that she provided were still not as clarifying. With the help of your post I was able to understand it a little better. I like that you compared this type of reasoning to the law because it really clarified what it actually is. The example was a simple but powerful one. Keep up the good work! I’ll be sure to look out for your posts more often!
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ReplyDeleteYour post was easy to understand and easy to read. You discussed "reasoning by analogy" very well and it was very helpful. The Epstein text can get difficult to understand sometimes because it would give examples, but then the examples doesn't seem that clear and hard to understand. Websites are hard to understand as well. You did a great job explaining the concept and It helped me to understand reasoning by analogy so much better than the book and the internet combined! Great work Mely! Have a great weekend!
Hey Mely!! I really liked this post on "reasoning by analogy." I especially liked how you came up with your own way of understanding what reasoning by analogy was, because it helped me to understand the relationship between the words reasoning, "concluding" and "analogy" comparing, more easily. I also found that analogy in the law was a little more complicated, and for me personally, difficult to understand. I really had to re-read that section to understand better. But like you, I do believe that the law cannot be changed overnight, but once analyzed and compared to other laws, one can be changed. Keep up the good work!! It looks like you understand everything pretty well!
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