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    Supports→Recasting analogy as a deductive argument does not resolve the problem of justifying analogical arguments.

    Any universal premise bridging source and target domains in a deductive reconstruction must itself be inductively warranted by analogical reasoning.

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    • 1.Universal premises require justification; deductive systems cannot self-justify their bridge principles without external warrant.
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    • 2.Analogy is the primary method for extending knowledge across domains where direct evidence is unavailable or impossible.
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    • 3.Without inductive grounding, universal premises become arbitrary stipulations rather than epistemically justified claims.
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    • 1.Some universal premises are justified a priori (logical laws, mathematical axioms) without requiring inductive analogical support.
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    • 2.The claim creates circular reasoning: analogy itself needs justification, which would require further analogy ad infinitum.
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    • 3.Deductive reconstruction can validate universal premises through internal logical coherence and empirical prediction without analogical backing.
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