For the following argument by analogy: (1) Determine whether it is an inductive analogy, or a consistency analogy (i

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For the following argument by analogy: (1) Determine whether it is an inductive analogy, or a consistency analogy (i.e., what the text calls an a priori analogy); (2) Identify the primary subject and the analogue; (3) Identify the relevant similarities the arguer presents between the primary subject and the analogue; (4) Identify the conclusion of the argument (what is the "too be inferred" characteristic?); (5) Evaluate the argument, and, if appropriate, point out any fallacy committed in it.

If we want to see the direction we should take in public universities, we should look south. The Americans have some of the great public universities in the world: think of Berkeley and Michigan, for instance. And we can do the same in English speaking Canada. Like the US we have a relatively linguistically homogenous, if ethnically and culturally diverse, population. Both are wealthy countries with longstanding commitments to public education, recognizing both the social and economic benefits. What the Americans have that we do not is a commitment by governments to make a small number of their public schools great, via government support and tax codes that encourage people to make donations to them as well. If Canada's governments were to make a similar investment of public dollars and revise the tax code to give breaks to donors to universities, we would soon have Berkeley-caliber public universities on this side of the border, too.