An argument can be expressed by analogy, using a familiar judgment to illuminate the intended conclusion. Such analogy can clarify the movement of thought, but not every similarity automatically establishes a conclusive proof.
Three questions remain distinct: Are the premises sound? Does the implication hold? and Is the expression persuasive? Rhetorical skill improves presentation without turning a false premise into a true one.
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The Dialectical Method and Elegant Causal Attribution: Proof and Four Modes of Ḥusn al-Taʿlīl
An argument can be expressed by analogy, using a familiar judgment to illuminate the intended conclusion. Such analogy can clarify the movement of thought, but not every similarity automatically establishes a conclusive proof.
Three questions remain distinct: Are the premises sound? Does the implication hold? and Is the expression persuasive? Rhetorical skill improves presentation without turning a false premise into a true one.