Sophie does not know anything about kidneys.Her teacher tells her that people have kidneys and asks whether horses also have kidneys.Sophie believes that they do based on knowing people have kidneys.This illustrates:

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Sophie's reasoning illustrates property attribution, where she attributes a characteristic (having kidneys) known to be true for humans to another category of beings (horses) based on a perceived similarity or shared property between the two groups.

Sophie Does Not Know Anything About Kidneys