Comparison involves studying two or more things to identify their similarities, differences, superiority, or inferiority. Similarities can form the basis for induction and analogy, while differences can be used to prove or disprove an argument. Aristotle proposed several criteria for comparison, including that a greater number of things is more desirable, ends are greater goods than means, scarcity makes things greater, what wise men choose is better, and majorities are better than minorities.

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

2. What is a Comparison? Comparison

3. Comparison Bringing together two or more things to study them for similarities, differences, superiority, or inferiority

4. Similarities and Differences Comparison

5. Similarity Basis for Induction and Analogy If A is like C, and B is like A, then B must be like C

6. Can be used to show dissimilarity to prove or disprove an argument Differences

7. The Degree can expose differences between the similar Degree

8. Aristotle’s Criteria A greater number of things can be considered more desirable than a smaller number of the same thing.

9. Aristotle’s Criteria That which is an end is a greater good than that which is only a means .

10. Aristotle’s Criteria What is scarce is greater than what is abundant.

11. Aristotle’s Criteria What men of practical wisdom would choose is a greater good than what ignorant men would choose.

12. Aristotle’s Criteria What the majority of men would choose is better than what the minority would choose.

13. Aristotle’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.

14. Aristotle’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.