The Only Use of "analogy" in "The Crucible"

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analogy
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The Crucible
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The analogy, however, seems to falter when one considers that, while there were no witches then, there are Communists and capitalists now, and in each camp there is certain proof that spies of each side are at work undermining the other.†
p. 35.2

analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic

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(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)