In their discussion of Arguments by Analogy (p. 91 7/E, p. 9

In their discussion of Arguments by Analogy (p. 91 7/E, p. 95 8/E), the authors of your textbook briefly mention Judith Jarvis Thompson’s famous Violinist Analogy, from her essay called ‘A Defense of Abortion’. This is one of the best known essays on the subject, and is one of the most-reprinted philosophy essays every written. In a brief (400-500 word) essay, please give a thorough, critical analysis of Thompson’s violinist analogy from that essay. In addition to the discussion in the text, you can review the entire essay by clicking this link.By this point in the term, you have many, many tools at your disposal to construct a high quality, critical analysis of an argument by analogy. In addition to the many tools and techniques we’ve practiced throughout the term, I invite you to make good use of the ‘checklist for arguments by analogy’ that we developed during Discussion Forum 6. Please carefully cite the checklist that you use, regardless of whether it was written by you, or another student.Finally, please review the two additional documents, called ‘First Essay Instructions’ and ‘First Essay Criteria’, before you begin. This assignment is due via turnitin.com, and must be submitted no later than 11:59pm on Sunday.