We come to […] the argument. [—] It will therefore be divided into three species according as this representation is a likeness, index, or symbol.
These three species are the same as Hypothesis, Induction, and Deduction. Hypothesis brings up to the mind an image of the true qualities of a thing - it therefore informs us as to comprehension but not as to Extension, that is it represents a representation which has Comprehension without Extension; in other words it represents a likeness.
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