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    It is not the case that Norton's material theory of analogical reasoning fails to provide useful evaluation criteria for most analogical arguments.

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    • 1.Norton's theory works only when the local uniformity (the fact of the analogy) is patent or naturally inferred.
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    • 2.For explanatory analogies and mathematical analogies, the uniformity is itself the target of the inference rather than a given driver, so the theory does not apply.
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    • 3.For many other analogical arguments, the underlying uniformity is unclear, leaving the theory without applicable criteria.
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    • 1.Norton's material theory requires identifying a 'fact of the analogy' as a local uniformity before evaluation can proceed.
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    • 2.Hesse's relational account shows that most analogical arguments derive force from structural mappings, not local uniformities.
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    • 3.Without a method to identify which uniformities are relevant, Norton's theory cannot generate evaluative criteria across domains.
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    • 1.Bartha's articulation model provides domain-neutral criteria (prior association, probability, causal relevance) absent from Norton's framework.
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    • 2.If a rival theory systematically evaluates cases where Norton's theory yields silence, Norton's theory fails as a general evaluative standard.
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