Categories: Comparisons
An example of analogy used in popular science writing:
"I have drawn an analogy between the creation of living things containing many high energy chemicals…, and the raising water vapour from the sea into the sky. We can continue with this analogy as we look deeper into the energetics of the living cell…""
Andrew Scott
Scott, A. (1988). Vital Principles. The molecular mechanisms of life. Basil Blackwell. (Read about this book: Making molecular mechanisms familiar –
A reflection on the pedagogy in Andrew Scott's 'Vital Principles').
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