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I want to pursue the following claims:
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The way we categorize helps explain the way we recognize a statement as an analogy.
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Conversely, the way we recognize a statement as an analogy illuminates the way we categorize.
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Analogies exist because of the way we categorize.
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Turner, M. (1988). Categories and Analogies. In: Helman, D.H. (eds) Analogical Reasoning. Synthese Library, vol 197. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7811-0_1
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