Analogies: Making You Seem Witty and Write Well at the
Same Time!
An analogy is a comparison of two ideas in order to explain the first idea.
Two
major types of analogies are similes and metaphors, which are both
individually featured in upcoming lessons....
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Analogies: Making You Seem Witty and Write Well at the
Same Time!
An analogy is a comparison of two ideas in order to explain the first idea.
Two
major types of analogies are similes and metaphors, which are both
individually featured in upcoming lessons.
Using analogies can be a good strategy
for when you must explain an abstract concept to stupid people.
Always remember
that an analogy’s proper use is to clarify, not persuade.
For example, a science writer named Claudia Kalb once wrote in Newsweek:
Some basic facts about memory are clear.
Your short-term memory is like the RAM
on a computer: it records the information in front of you right now.
Some of what
you experience seems to evaporate—like words that go missing when you turn off
your computer without hitting SAVE.
She made comparisons between the human brain, which few people know much
about, and computers, which most people know something about.
See? Abstract
concept, stupid people.
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