Assess the following argument by analogy: Go through each of the3 checks, and then write your conclusion about the analogy (strongor weak).
Check #1: Specify exactly what is being compared
Check #2: List several similarities (both of theobjects/events/ideas compared have a, b, and c).
Check #3: Find at least 1 key difference if you can (theobjects/events/ideas compared are different in d or in e). This isa matter of quality, not quantity
Is this weak or strong analogy?
Mice are mammals, have a mammalian circulatory system, havetypical mammalian biochemical reactions, and experience a reductionin blood cholesterol when given the new Drug Z. Humans are mammals,have a mammalian circulatory system, and have typical mammalianbiochemical reactions. Therefore, humans will also experience areduction in blood cholesterol when given the new Drug Z.
