Random Analogies
Ethanol is like an aging actor in a TV hit
a: ethanol ~
b: aging actor in a TV hit
What: "In some ways ethanol is like the aging actor who suddenly finds herself in a hit TV series with the press all abuzz as they proclaim her an "instant success." It only took thirty years of casting calls and bit parts to achieve "instant success.""
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Writer: mc
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Date: Nov 17 2011 11:28 PM
# 1411 Critique Analogy
a: Proper noun ~
b: taking a highlighter to your query
What: "Using a proper noun is like taking a highlighter to your query. It can make important information pop out and your query easier to read. But used too much, it actually interferes with comprehension, to the point where it would be better to not name anything at all."
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Writer: Adam Heine
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Date: Oct 10 2013 5:48 PM
# 3932 Critique Analogy
a: methylation ~
b: annotation
What:
"DNA methylation is like the annotation on the instruction booklet that is our chromosomes. Each cell contains the same 'complete booklet' of genetic code, but through the release of chemicals, methylation tells each cell how to 'read' its own specific instructions," said Cedar, who has been a professor on Hebrew U's medical faculty since 1981.
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Writer: Chaim Cedar
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Date: Aug 19 2014 4:40 PM
# 6118 Critique Analogy
a: Plasticity ~
b: snow on a hill in winter
What:
"To some degree a lot of the modern psychotherapy language doesn't talk very much about habits. My gosh it's important...so let's try a metaphor to help explain it. Plasticity is like snow on a hill in winter and when you want to ski down that hill, because the snow is plastic and pliable, you can take many different paths down the hill the first time. "
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Writer: Dr. Norman Doidge
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Date: Dec 16 2014 5:43 PM
# 6778 Critique Analogy
