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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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drew an analogy/made a comparison between between an essay and a sandwich

The teacher drew an analogy between an essay and a sandwich to teach students how to organize their writing.

The teacher made a comparisoon between ...

Do both of the above sound right and mean about the same? Thanks.
  

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Either one makes sense on its own, but, though very similar, they are not exactly the same. When you draw an analogy you are doing more than just making a comparison. An analogy is more detailed.

  • Either one makes sense on its own, but, though very similar, they are not exactly the same.
  • When you draw an analogy you are doing more than just making a comparison.
  • An analogy is more detailed.
  • You have the phenomenon to be explained with parts A, B, C, D, E.
  • The analogous phenomenon has parts a, b, c, d, e.
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Either one makes sense on its own, but, though very similar, they are not exactly the same.

When you draw an analogy you are doing more than just making a comparison. An analogy is more detailed. You have the phenomenon to be explained with parts A, B, C, D, E. The analogous phenomenon has parts a, b, c, d, e. You show how the relationships among a, b, c, d, e are present in wh
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Thanks, Jim, for the elaborate explanation.

I've read many times to get it.

Roger!

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