Analogy — Repairing broken options for consistency: I : Flower :: Milky Way : II I. (1) Bud (2) Stem (3) Fruits (4) Petals II. (A) Galaxy (B) Star (C) Sky (D) Plant

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Repaired key: 4 B (Flower : Petals :: Milky Way : Star)

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
The intended relation appears to be “whole : part”. For a flower, a characteristic part is petals. For the Milky Way, a characteristic part is stars. However, the provided combinations do not include “4 B” (Petals, Star). Under the Recovery-First Policy, we minimally repair the key to reflect the consistent relation without changing the core meaning.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Flower → petals (part of a flower).
  • Milky Way → stars (its component members).


Concept / Approach:
Enforce the same whole–part relation on both halves. “4 B” is the logically correct mapping, but is absent in the provided options; therefore, we record a repaired key while preserving the question’s intent.


Why Original Options Fail:

  • 2 A (Stem, Galaxy), 1 A (Bud, Galaxy), 3 D (Fruits, Plant), 4 C (Petals, Sky) — each pair mixes “part-of” on one side with “class-of” or “location-of” on the other, breaking parallelism.


Common Pitfalls:
Accepting mismatched relations (part vs class vs location) as analogous.


Final Answer:
Repaired to: Flower : Petals :: Milky Way : Star (4 B)

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