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    It is not the case that Q(T) — the target domain shares property Q with the source domain

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    • 1.The universal generalization ∀x(P(x) ⊃ Q(x)) presupposes a closed, uniform ontology that Nelson Goodman's grue paradox shows cannot be assumed.
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    • 2.Analogical inference depends on which predicates are projectible, and projectibility is not derivable from shared properties alone but from entrenched linguistic practice.
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    • 3.Therefore P4 smuggles in an unwarranted assumption that the chosen property P is the kind that lawfully licenses projection to Q across domains.
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    • 1.Wittgenstein's family resemblance doctrine entails that shared property P between S and T may reflect surface grammar rather than a genuinely common structural feature.
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    • 2.When the analogical bridge rests on a merely nominal property, the inference to Q(T) commits the fallacy Hesse calls 'neutral analogy overreach' in her material inference framework.
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    • 1.The source domain S has property P: P(S)
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    • 2.The target domain T has property P: P(T)
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    • 3.The source domain S has property Q: Q(S)
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