analogism

noun

anal·​o·​gism

əˈnaləˌjizəm

plural -s

: reasoning by analogy

investigates the philosophy of Aristotle and … rejects it as analogism

—L. A. Foley

Word History

Etymology

analogy + -ism

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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