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analogy
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analogy /anal·o·gy/ (ah-nal´ah-je) the quality of being analogous; resemblance or similarity in function or appearance, but not in origin or development.


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Exploring the relationship between similar solution strategies and analogical reasoning.
Medawar speaks about the "intuitive element" in deductive, inductive and analogical reasoning, and in the process of experimentation (pp.
Citing research indicating that reading comprehension rests upon the formal skills of deductive inferential reasoning and upon such skills as analogical reasoning, he argues that reading comprehension would be improved if these primary reasoning skills are strengthened.
 
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