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[from 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion' by David Hume, in 2. Reason / E. Argument / 3. Analogy ]

Full Idea

But wherever you depart, in the least, from the similarity of the cases, you diminish proportionably the evidence; and may at last bring it to a very weak analogy.

Gist of Idea

An analogy begins to break down as soon as the two cases differ

Source

David Hume (Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion [1751], Part 2)

Book Reference

Hume,David: 'Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion' [Penguin], p.54