Which one is logically correct?

Question

Suppose you want to analyze a dog,

1. Will you consider your self as a dog?
2. Will you conider a dog as yourself?

Of 1 and 2, which one is logically correct?

Answer 1

This is not a question of logic but in seeking to understand a dog's behavior it is more expedient to think of yourself as a dog. Or better still to think of both yourself and the dog as wolves in the same pack. There are no bad dogs only bad owners, many problems arise because the owner has failed to establish themselves as the chief wolf. All dogs seek status and dominance, both dog and *****. So, if a dog sits on your chair or eats your food it is gaining status. So, sometimes people let their puppies on the sofa but fail to dominate them, then when the dog is grown they are surprised when upon trying to get the dog off the sofa it snaps at them, they think the dog has some mental problem. But of course, it is entirely understandable; letting the puppy on the sofa and not dominating it lead it to regard itself as an important high status wolf and when it was grown naturally it did not want to give way to a low status wolf (the owner) so it defends itself.

Answer 2

to consider a dog as a person would be to note the differences between humans and dogs, behavior, capabilities etc. to consider yourself as a dog would lead you to the same conclusions but you would be looking at it from the other side, i guess that one would suggest a study in human behavior and how it differs from dogs. i'd say the second one is better for analyzing a dog.

Answer 3

Out of two, always chose the third option.
3. Consider the dog as a dog
To do otherwise would lead us back to the proverbial apple/orange comparison, which has not yet been solved.

Answer 4

Both are incorrect.

I will analyze my self as me and a dog as an identity to be analyzed.

When one is considered herself as dog or dog as herself, there is no difference as she considered self as dog.

Answer 5

#2

Answer 6

Neither are logical. A dog is a dog & needs no analizing.

Answer 7

neither - i will consider myself as a human analyst and the dog as a dog - i will consider its behaviour in the context of healthy or otherwise canine behaviour.

Answer 8

First one.. it allows retention of self- awareness better , or else the analytical capability is diverted from the purpose itself.

Answer 9

you should actually do both

you can get "information" by looking at the problem from the 2 different perspectives.

Answer 10

Neither - for some people it's not possible for either choice.