analogism

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Analogism \A*nal"o*gism\, n. [Gr. ? course of reasoning, fr. ?
   to think over, to calculate]
   1. (Logic) an argument from the cause to the effect; an a
      priori argument. --Johnson.
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   2. Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each
      other. --Crabb.
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