Random Analogies
a: Earthquake ~
b: Earth having a really bad day
What: "An earthquake is like Earth having a really bad day. Energy builds up underground when plate boundaries push, pull, or rub against each other. After a while, the stress becomes too much to handle and the rock underground breaks."
Useful?
Writer: Sarah Friedl
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Date: Oct 29 2013 11:09 AM
# 4340 Critique Analogy
a: Antibiotic ~
b: boot camp to a bug
What: "Treatment by antibiotic is like boot camp to a bug," Preston said. ''They learn how to become stronger. To give just one example: The number of inner-ear infections in children has skyrocketed in the last three years. And they are no longer easily treated."
Useful?
Writer: Richard Preston
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Date: Oct 29 2013 5:13 PM
# 4360 Critique Analogy
a: Cardiovascular disease and obesity ~
b: Siamese twins
What:
"The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease is like Siamese twins. Where one is, you will find the other."
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Writer: Michael H Grant
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Date: Jan 27 2015 5:26 PM
# 7177 Critique Analogy

