Random Analogies
Man As Used Car
a: Finding a good man ~
b: Buying a Used Car
What: "Finding a good man on line is like shopping for a used car. The problem is that when you are buying a used car you can pay extra for a carfax report to find out the car's history. You cannot do that with a man." And "Checking him out under many different conditions is helpful. You test drive a car on the highway and the side roads to see how it performs. On a sunny day, all may be fine but how does it handle in the rain? Sometimes it rains a lot."
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Writer: Priscilla Benfield
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 30 2012 4:33 PM
# 1955 Critique Analogy
The Molecular Bus
a: Carbon ~
b: bus with ten seats
What: "Another way to think of this is that carbon is like a bus with ten seats, and the six electrons of carbon are sitting in six of the seats. Carbon needs to fill up the other four seats." The rest is a good discussion of valence electrons in carbon. The bus seat metaphor could be used with other atoms.
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jul 22 2013 6:37 PM
# 3419 Critique Analogy
a: lymphatic system ~
b: gutter
What:
"lymphatic system is like the gutter of your body."
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Writer: Daniel Yachter
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Date: Aug 23 2014 9:55 PM
# 6149 Critique Analogy
a: Yearbook ~
b: choir performance
What:
"The colophon and disclaimer are informative for parents who know nothing about how a yearbook is produced. It explains that the yearbook is like a choir performance or a football game - a flat note or a misread play is going to appear sometimes because the participants are students."
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Writer: Elizabeth Braden
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Date: Feb 2 2015 12:09 PM
# 7237 Critique Analogy
