By: Kiran, Connie, Maaz, Hanan, Stephanie, Quasim

What is a Comparison?What is a Comparison?

ComparisonComparison

ComparisonComparison

Bringing together two or more things to study them for similarities, differences, superiority,

or inferiority

Similarities and Differences

ComparisonComparison

SimilaritySimilarity

Basis for Induction and AnalogyIf A is like C, and B is like A, then B must

be like C

Can be used to show dissimilarity to prove or disprove an

argument

DifferencesDifferences

The Degree can expose differences between the similar

DegreeDegree

Aristotle’s CriteriaAristotle’s Criteria

A greater number of things can be considered more desirable than a smaller number of the same thing.

  

Aristotle’s CriteriaAristotle’s Criteria

That which is an end is a greater good than that which is only a means.

  

Aristotle’s CriteriaAristotle’s Criteria

What is scarce is greater than what is abundant.

  

Aristotle’s CriteriaAristotle’s Criteria

What men of practical wisdom would choose is a greater good than what ignorant men would choose.

Aristotle’s CriteriaAristotle’s Criteria

What the majority of men would choose is better than what the minority would choose.

  

Aristotle’s CriteriaAristotle’s Criteria

What men would really like to possess is a greater good than what men would merely like to give the impression of possessing.

  

Aristotle’s CriteriaAristotle’s Criteria

If a thing does not exist where it is more likely to exist, it will not exist where it is less likely to exist.