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    An argument form that eliminates the feature constitutive... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The Aristotelian deductive analysis of analogical arguments renders the source domain irrelevant to the conclusion.

    An argument form that eliminates the feature constitutive of its own category cannot preserve the source domain as epistemically relevant to the conclusion.

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    • 1.Categorical identity depends on constitutive features; removing them destroys what makes the category meaningful.
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    • 2.Epistemic relevance requires preserving the source domain's distinctive properties that warrant inference to conclusions.
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    • 3.Analogical reasoning loses justificatory force when the analogue no longer exemplifies the relevant structural features.
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    • 1.Non-constitutive features can be eliminated while preserving epistemic relevance through other shared properties.
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    • 2.Categories can have multiple constitutive feature sets; eliminating one doesn't necessarily eliminate category membership.
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    • 3.Epistemic relevance depends on inferential structure, not identity preservation—the form may still reliably track truth.
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