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My Name is Legion
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The material establishes its own routes in a fashion analogous to the functioning of the brain when it is learning something.†
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analogous = similar in some respect
It was Karl Mannheim, a long while ago, who made the observation that radical, revolutionary, and progressive thinkers tend to employ mechanical metaphors for the state, whereas those of conservative inclination make vegetable analogies.†
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analogies = comparisons of different things to point to shared characteristics
Analogies and impressions: a face seen through a wet pane of glass;†
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Definitions:

(1) (analogy)
a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic

Analogies are typically used to explain something unfamiliar by comparing it to something that is simpler or more familiar. They are also used in argument to suggest that what is true for one situation is also true in the other.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)