Analogical reasoning
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"Analogical reasoning is a kind of reasoning that is based on finding a common relational system between two situations, exemplars, or domains. When such a common system can be found, then what is known about one situation can be used to infer new information about the other." [1]
Notes
- ↑ Gentner, D., & Smith, L. (2012). Analogical Reasoning. In V. S. Ramachandran (Red), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior (Second Edition) (Second Edition, bll 130–136). doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-375000-6.00022-7