Analogy — Choose the best cause → creative output mapping: Inspiration : Poetry

Introduction / Context:
“Inspiration : Poetry” indicates that the first item (inspiration) is a motivating cause or source that gives rise to the second (poetry). We need a pair that similarly maps a generative source to its mental/creative output.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Inspiration sparks poetic creation.
• We prefer a mental/creative causation analogue over physical or instrumental relations.

Concept / Approach:
Classify options: category–member, cause–effect (physical), tool–product, or mind–product. Choose the one that best reflects a cognitive source generating an abstract output.

Step-by-Step Solution:
(a) Music : Notes → reversed; notes compose music, not vice versa.(b) Dirt : Disease → a physical cause can lead to disease; while a cause→effect pair, it is biomedical rather than creative/mental and less parallel in nature.(c) Brush : Painting → instrument→product; tool is not the generative source in the cognitive sense.(d) Mind : Thought → the mind generates thoughts; this closely mirrors inspiration leading to poetry as a creative product.

Verification / Alternative check:
Both pairs are “intangible cognitive source → abstract product” mappings (inspiration→poetry; mind→thought).

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
(a) Reversed composition; (b) physical pathology cause; (c) tool-based production rather than mental generation.

Common Pitfalls:
Choosing any cause–effect pair (b) without matching the creative/cognitive domain of the stem.

Final Answer:
Mind : Thought