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    It is not the case that Analogue confirmation requires a structural mapping judgment that itself lacks evidential grounding and constitutes an ampliative inferential step.

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    • 1.Structural mappings can be grounded in independently verified causal mechanisms and shared physical principles.
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    • 2.Not all ampliative inferences lack evidential grounding; background knowledge constrains which mappings are epistemically justified.
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    • 3.Strong analogies systematically preserve relevant relations; this preservation is itself evidence supporting the mapping.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Structural mappings between source and target domains are stipulated by analogue reasoners, not derived from prior evidence.
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    • 2.Analogical inference extends conclusions beyond what shared structures logically entail, making it ampliative by definition.
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    • 3.No independent evidence can justify which structural features are relevant without already assuming the analogy's validity.
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