analogical

• CURIE: gmeow:modeAnalogical
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/modeAnalogical
• Category: individual
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/inference
• Box roles: ABox role (What is this?)

Analogical inference — source-to-target structure-mapping (Gentner): transfer relational structure from a familiar source to a target via a gmeow:Analogy, scored by gmeow:systematicity. Not truth-preserving; defeasible; default modality gmeow:conceivable, promoted to gmeow:probable for the best mapping; rival mappings compete.

Structure

Types: gmeow:InferenceMode

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:modeAnalogical as a controlled value typed as gmeow:InferenceMode.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Analogy

• Source: slices/core/inference/examples/analogy.ttl
• Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-core-inference-examples-analogy

@prefix gmeow: <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/> .
@prefix ex:    <https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/examples/inference/> .
@prefix rdfs:  <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd:   <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .



ex:conclElectronsOrbit a gmeow:StandpointClaim ;
    rdfs:label "By analogy: electrons orbit the nucleus"@en ;
    gmeow:vantage ex:physicist ;
    gmeow:observedFeature ex:propElectronsOrbitNucleus ;
    gmeow:observationMethod gmeow:methodExpertJudgement ;
    gmeow:claimModality gmeow:probable ;          # not truth-preserving → probable
    gmeow:inferenceMode gmeow:modeAnalogical ;
    gmeow:inferredFrom ex:premOrbits .

ex:analogicalCommitment a gmeow:InferenceCommitment ;
    rdfs:label "Analogical argument: solar-system structure transferred to the atom"@en ;
    gmeow:inferenceModeOf gmeow:modeAnalogical ;
    gmeow:premise ex:premOrbits ;
    gmeow:conclusion ex:conclElectronsOrbit ;
    gmeow:warrant ex:rutherfordAnalogy .          # the warrant IS the structure-mapping

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:InferenceMode

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: wd

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences