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Metaphor and similar usages also fall within this category of ambiguity.
In the book's example, “asad” can name a lion literally or describe a courageous person figuratively. Saying “Zayd is a lion” need not classify him as a predatory animal.
The inference “Zayd is a lion; every lion lives in the wild; therefore Zayd lives in the wild” illicitly changes from a figurative predicate to a literal kind. A successful metaphor does not secure an identical logical sense.
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Causes of Error: Misunderstanding and Verbal Ambiguities
ويدرج فيه الاستعارة وأمثالها
Metaphor and similar usages also fall within this category of ambiguity.
In the book's example, “asad” can name a lion literally or describe a courageous person figuratively. Saying “Zayd is a lion” need not classify him as a predatory animal.
The inference “Zayd is a lion; every lion lives in the wild; therefore Zayd lives in the wild” illicitly changes from a figurative predicate to a literal kind. A successful metaphor does not secure an identical logical sense.