Re:King – Man + Woman = King?
by dragonwriter on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @03:51PM
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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
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”.
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”.