“…Analogical reasoning, thus, allows legal scholars to interpret the U.S. Constitution, a document written two and half centuries ago, and apply its meaning to issues that arise today or might arise in the future (Sunstein, 1993). Analogical reasoning also allows ancient Confucian proverbs (C. C. Huang, 2007) or parables from the Old and New Testaments (Tracy, 1981) to retain their relevance and poignancy today (Lieber, 1984).…”