'Abhay's mind is a cave, which is deep, dark and full of bats.' Which of the following is correct about this statement?

AIt is a valid and sound argument.

BIt commits a formal fallacy.

CIt contains an argument of analogy. ✓ Correct

DIt is a valid but not a sound argument.

Correct answer: (C) It contains an argument of analogy.

Explanation

The statement contains an argument by analogy, likening Abhay's mind to a cave.

It transfers the features of a cave, deep, dark and full of bats, onto his mind.

Two unlike things are compared so that traits of one illuminate the other.

This is a figurative comparison, not a formal deductive inference with premises and conclusion.

Reasoning that rests on such a resemblance between different things is analogical.

Hence the passage works as an analogy rather than a strict argument.

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