Given below are two statements about analogical argument. In the light of the statements, choose the correct answer.
Statement I:An analogical argument involves drawing a likeness between two or more entities in one or more respects.
Statement II:An analogical argument is a type of deductive argument.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Explanation
Statement 1 is true while Statement 2 is false.
An analogical argument does draw a likeness between two or more entities in one or more respects, as Statement 1 says.
From that likeness it concludes a further, not-yet-observed similarity.
Such a conclusion is only probable, never guaranteed by the premises.
Because its support is probabilistic, analogical argument is inductive, not deductive, so Statement 2 fails.
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