Rule (5) permits substitution instances where the positive analogy consists entirely of formally shared but materially irrelevant properties, as Achinstein's swan-segment case demonstrates.
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A famous thought experiment or example created by Achinstein to show how analogies can be misleading when they share structure but not meaningful content.
positive analogy(Analogical reasoning structure)
The shared properties P(S) and P(T) that hold in both the source domain S and the target domain T, forming the basis of an analogical argument
substitution instances(as used in logic)
The different specific examples you get when you plug in different words or values into a general logical pattern.