Question

"It's important that we make clear at this point what definition is and what can be obtained by means of it. It seems

frequently to be credited with a creative power, but all it accomplishes is that something is marked out...and
designated by a name. Just as the geographer does not create a sea when he draws boundary lineo... 80 too the
mathematician cannot really create anything by his defining."
How does the author of this passage make an argument by analogy?
The author draws an
analogy between a
mathematician's
definitions and a
geographer's maps to
make the point
that both have a creative
power
The author draws an
The author draws an The author draws an
analogy between the
analogy between a
Images on a map and the mathematician's skill and a definitions in mathematics
analogy between writing
words of a definition to
make the point
geographer's knowledge and making maps in
to make the point
that both can be read and
geography to make the
that both require point that neither task is
represent the world,
Imagination
creative

Answer 1

Answer: D. The author draws an analogy between writing definitions in mathematics and making maps in geography to make the point that neither task is creative.