The government ought not to regulate business, for just as the government does not regulate journalism because journalists have to use their minds and follow their own judgment in their work, so too do people in business have to use their minds and follow their own judgment in their work.
Analyze the following argument in terms of the schema for arguments from analogy. Briefly state at least one criticism that calls the strength of the argument into question.
1. Running a business is similar to journalism in relevant respects (both require people to use their minds and follow their own judgment).
2. Journalism has the property that the government ought not to interfere with it.
So, 3. Running a business has the property that the government ought not to interfere.
Criticism: Relevant dissimilarity—journalism has an obligation to the public and often exposes wrongdoing by the government, whereas business does not.
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