argument by analogy, n.All

Argument by analogy (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠how the ecstasy theory fills a silence: the great prophets show almost no sign of trance, so one is imported from elsewhere.