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- I hoped her analogy didn't have anything to do with Titanic-sized disasters.†
Chpt 7 *analogy = a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristic
- Not that I was calling her a bitch, but the analogy seemed scarily accurate.†
Chpt 16
Definitions:
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(1)
(analogy) a comparison of different things to point to a shared characteristicAnalogies 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)