Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (22.08.2024) Shift-II
Observe the following argument and find its correct form: 'A has characteristics of X and Y. B has characteristics of X and Y. A has a characteristic of Z. Therefore B has a characteristic of Z.'
AStatistical argument
BAn argument from authority
CMathematical argument
DArgument from analogy ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Argument from analogy — This is an argument from analogy, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★This is an argument from analogy, so that is the answer.
★An argument from analogy uses similarities between things to infer a further similarity.
★Here A and B share the characteristics X and Y.
★A also has characteristic Z.
★From the shared similarity the argument infers that B also has Z.
★So this is an argument from analogy, not statistical, authority or mathematical.
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