{"id":7833,"date":"2013-09-06T23:15:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T23:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=7833"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:47:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T21:47:03","slug":"false-analogy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/false-analogy\/","title":{"rendered":"False Analogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>False Analogy Examples<\/h1>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"False Analogy\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_31fZrlyCevo\"><div id=\"lyte_31fZrlyCevo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F31fZrlyCevo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">False Analogy<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/31fZrlyCevo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F31fZrlyCevo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"False Analogy\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion\"><input id=\"transcript\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"transcript\">Transcript<\/label><input id=\"FAQs\" type=\"checkbox\" class=\"spoiler_button\" \/><label for=\"FAQs\">FAQs<\/label>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"transcript-spoiler\">\n<p>We could place the term false analogy into a group called &#8220;logical fallacy&#8221;, which is a failure of reasoning. As a reader, it is important to recognize logical fallacies, because they diminish the value of the author&#8217;s message. Like I said, a false analogy is a logical fallacy.<\/p>\n<p><b>We could also call a false analogy a failure of reasoning.<\/b> More specifically, it is when the author suggests that two things are similar, when in fact they are different. A false analogy is a false comparison. Many times, an author uses a false analogy when they&#8217;re trying to convince the reader that something unknown is like something familiar. The author is taking something unknown to the reader and comparing it to something familiar. <b>Here, the author is taking advantage of the reader&#8217;s ignorance.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Like I said, this is comparing something unknown with something familiar. The reader is not familiar with this unknown thing that we&#8217;re talking about. Because of that, the author is able to take advantage of the reader&#8217;s ignorance.<\/p>\n<p>An example of a false analogy would be this statement right here: &#8220;Failing to tip a waitress is like stealing money out of somebody&#8217;s wallet.&#8221; Of course, failing to tip is very rude, especially when the service has been good. However, people are not arrested for failing to tip as they would be for stealing money from a wallet. To compare stingy diners with thieves is a false analogy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spoiler\" id=\"FAQs-spoiler\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-list\">\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is a false analogy?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>A false analogy is a misconception stating that if Item A and Item B share Quality X, then they must share Quality Y as well. For example, Bill and Ted like to play guitar. Bill is a science teacher, so Ted must also be a science teacher.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">What is an example of a false analogy?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>There are two heavy boxes on the ground. The first box contains books, so the other box must contain books.<\/li>\n<li>The Sun and this banana are both yellow; therefore, this banana and the Sun are the same size.<\/li>\n<li>Identical twins Jack and Edgar are both artists; therefore, all identical twins are artists.<\/li>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How is relativism a type of false analogy?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>Relativism is the philosophical concept that nothing is universally, objectively true, meaning that what is true for one person may not be true for another.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"qa_wrap\">\n<div class=\"q_item text_bold\">\n<h4 class=\"letter\">Q<\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: unset;\">How do you avoid false analogy?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a_item\">\n<h4 class=\"letter text_bold\">A<\/h4>\n<p>You can avoid false analogies by taking a step back and more closely examining the situation at hand. 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