analogically
Through parallel reasoning
Analogically means by way of analogy—reasoning from similarity or parallel.
If you argue analogically, you draw conclusions by comparing one thing to another: Analogically speaking, the brain is like a computer.
The word appears most often in philosophical and scientific contexts where reasoning by comparison is being examined or defended.
Implied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- equivalenceState of being equal
likeness · resemblance · allegory · parable · juxtaposition · correlation · proportion · benchmark
Related in nature
- comparableAble to be likened
- homologousHaving shared evolutionary origin
- congruentIdentical in form
- correspondingMatching in character
commensurate · tantamount · cognate · kindred · allied · related · approximate · matching
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
proposition · premise · conclusion · argumentation · rationale · abstraction · cogency · coherence
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- simileComparison via "as"
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
equivalence · likeness · resemblance · allegory · parable · juxtaposition · correlation · proportion · benchmark · yardstick
akin
Related in nature
- comparableAble to be likened
- homologousHaving shared evolutionary origin
- congruentIdentical in form
corresponding · commensurate · tantamount · cognate · kindred · allied · related · approximate · matching · twin
inference
Conclusion reached through reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inductionFormal admission process
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
syllogism · proposition · premise · conclusion · argumentation · rationale · abstraction · cogency · coherence · dialectic
analogicallyliterally
In exact terms
directly · exactly · precisely · verbatim · word-for-word
analogicallydeductively
By logical inference
inductively · logically · empirically · directly · categorically