A brief study on the method of analogy
Gong Yun · 2003
The definition of analogy is given at first.It is a process of reasoning between parallel cases. And the two main characteristics of analogy are also introduced. One is that there is a sudden jump during the process of thought, and the other is that the reliability of conclusion is not high. Then,the concrete usage methods of analogy are studied by combining some successful cases. The three principles on how to improve the reliability of the conclusion of analogy are given at last.They are, firstly try to find much more analogous attributes between two different matters,secondly try to find much more tight relation between the above mentioned attributes,and thirdly try to make the analogous mathematical model much more precise.