Random Analogies
Crime Metaphors
a: Crime ~
b: disease
What: "As with all complex issues, crime is suffused with metaphors. One common frame portrays crime as a disease, one that plagues cities, infects communities, and spreads in epidemics or waves. Another depicts crime as a predator - criminals prey upon their victims, and they need to be hunted or caught. These aren't just rhetorical flourishes; they're mind-changing tools with very real consequences."
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Writer: Ed Yong
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Date: Feb 22 2012 8:25 PM
# 1717 Critique Analogy
A Fire Drill Maybe?
a: Vaccination ~
b: a hypothetical alarm
What: "Vaccination is like a hypothetical alarm to the antibodies inside the body which tends to act just like the disease it is intended to prevent so as to make the body accustomed to the viruses/bacteria that would attack the body in case of the disease and hence prepare the body to be ready to fight against such viruses in future by creating certain strong antibodies against the same."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Dec 6 2012 11:39 AM
# 2527 Critique Analogy
a: Marxist ~
b: N-Word
What:
"Marxist" is like the "N" word. It's ok to use it among Marxists, but never in mixed company.
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Writer: tom_billesley
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Date: Jul 9 2014 11:50 AM
# 5880 Critique Analogy
Inner Heat
a: Unhappiness ~
b: feeling cold
What:
"Unhappiness is like feeling cold, we look for external sources of happiness instead of internal ones. "
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Writer: Joshua Arimi
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 25 2015 2:38 PM
# 7696 Critique Analogy
