Random Analogies
a: Good sentence ~
b: fine cabinetwork
What: "A good sentence is like fine cabinetwork: the pieces are cut and shaped to fit together with scarcely any glue. When you find too many glue words in a sentence, take it apart and reshape the pieces to fit tighter."
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Writer: Richard Wydick
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Date: Oct 16 2013 10:35 AM
# 4103 Critique Analogy
a: Anorexia ~
b: a cat-piss stain
What: "Anorexia is like a cat-piss stain on my sofa of awesome-ness. (My original analogy involved weeds in a flower garden, but aren't you glad I went this route instead?)"
Useful?
Writer: Suzie Claire
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 17 2013 6:08 PM
# 4175 Critique Analogy
a: large intestine ~
b: the exhaust pipe in our body
What:
"The large intestine is like the exhaust pipe in our body. Let us clean it out and see what happens."
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Writer: J.M
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Date: Jul 10 2014 6:07 PM
# 5896 Critique Analogy
a: sample size ~
b: increasing the magnification of a telescope
What:
"Intuitively, increasing sample size is like increasing the magnification of a telescope. From a distance, two dots might seem indistinguishably close: with the telescope, you realize there is space between them. Sample size puts "probability space" between the null and alternative."
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Writer: Placidia
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Date: Sep 3 2014 7:28 PM
# 6207 Critique Analogy
