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but in analogies, a:b::c::___ (a is to b as c is to what), having d be the same as b is not allowed. Such as, I believe, on a Miller Analogies Test. In a math

but in analogies, a:b::c::___ (a is to b as c is to what), having d be the same as b is not allowed. Such as, I believe, on a Miller Analogies Test. In a mathematical context, if you have something like this: 2:0::4: (two is to zero as four is to what?) then acceptable answers might be 2 (rule is: subtract 2), or maybe it could be 1 (take half, subtract one). But it couldn't be zero. (rule can't be "multiply by 0"). I could be wrong but I believe that's how it works.

dragonwriter 7y ago
> but in analogies, a:b::c::___ (a is to b as c is to what), having d be the same as b is not allowed Particular tests may adopt such a rule, but this doesn't apply to analogies in general. Particularly, consider the case where Alice and Carol and both daughters of Bob: Alice:Bob::Carol:Bob is a perfectly valid analogy; a:b::c:b is commonly phrased along the lines of “a and c are similarly situated with respect to b”.