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    Supports→A general justification of analogical reasoning cannot support all arguments that conform to the abstract analogical schema without proving too much.

    A justification that supports every argument conforming to the schema would thereby endorse bad arguments.

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    Analogical arguments support the hypothesis that in each of these cultures, rock art symbolizes hallucinogenic experiences. Currie examines criteria that focus on assumptions about stability of cultural traits and environment-culture relationships. Currie (2016, 2018) and Wylie (Wylie and Chapman 2016) also stress the importance of robustness reasoning that combines analogical arguments of moderate strength with other forms of evidence to yield strong conclusions. Practice-based approaches can

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