Analogies change the way we think
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People learn through metaphor Baby, you can drive my car: Grandpa didn’t know from automobiles; he called this a horseless carriage. Analogies help people understand new ideas by linking them to familiar ones. |
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How metaphors work to persuade If crime were a wild beast, we’d be more likely to cage it Elephant in the room: Change the metaphor, change readers’ minds. |
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What is the purpose of a metaphor? Metaphor is like Elvis; it shakes us up The King of metaphor: In ‘All Shook Up,’ a touch is a chill, lips are volcanoes and she is a buttercup. |
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