false analogy

noun

An informal fallacy applying to inductive arguments, in which the similarity in one respect of two concepts, objects, or events is taken as sufficient to establish that they are similar in another respect in which they actually are dissimilar.

“Your argument reposes on false analogies.”

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Meanings

nounfalse analogy (plural false analogies)

plural false analogies

  1. human sciencesAn informal fallacy applying to inductive arguments, in which the similarity in one respect of two concepts, objects, or events is taken as sufficient to establish that they are similar in another respect in which they actually are dissimilar.

    Your argument reposes on false analogies.

Translations

Arabic قِيَاس مَعَ الْفَارِق
  • قِيَاس مَعَ الْفَارِق (qiyās maʕa l-fāriq)informal fallacy
Czech klamná analogie
  • klamná analogieinformal fallacy
Finnish virheellinen analogia
  • virheellinen analogiainformal fallacy
French fausse analogie
  • fausse analogieinformal fallacy
Greek ψευδής αναλογία
  • ψευδής αναλογία (psevdís analogía)informal fallacy
Korean 거짓 유추
  • 거짓 유추 (geojis yuchu)informal fallacy
Persian قیاس معالفارق
  • قیاس معالفارق (qiyâs ma'-al-fâreq)informal fallacy
Romanian analogie greșită, analogie falsă
  • analogie greșităinformal fallacy
  • analogie falsăinformal fallacy
Turkish yanlış analoji
  • yanlış analojiinformal fallacy
Cite this entry
APA

false analogy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20analogy

MLA

“false analogy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20analogy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false analogy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20analogy.

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