Occurs when a comparison is made between two ideas or objects that seemingly have similar characteristics, but the comparison does not hold up.
False Analogy

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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False Analogy
2.
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The characteristics of the two things actually differ in the area that is being compared.
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3.
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The private school down the street has better teachers and children get a better education because 100% of their seniors get into a college.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
That group of teenagers is up to no good - they are out after dark, and they are wearing dark clothes and baggy pants.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
People who cannot go without their coffee every morning are no better than alcoholics.
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Historically, public schools have done very well, so the problems of public schools today-lack of achievement, lack of discipline - are due to ineffective teachers.
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main flaw in a false analogy?
It compares two things that are fundamentally alike in all respects
t assumes that two things that are similar in one way are similar in other ways.
It ignores any differences between the things being compared.
It uses an irrelevant example to make a point.
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