An example of simile in writing about science:
"…until recently all mutations were regarded as random just because no constant relation between them and controllable agents had been discovered; to be sure, by means of certain radiation it was possible to experimentally induce mutations but never in a predictable way, because radiation acts very much like bombing."
Mario Bunge
Bunge, M. (2017/1998). Philosophy of Science. Volume 2: From explanation to justification (Revised ed.).
I was reading this as an analogy, but realised that was because I was'filling in' how damage done by a bomb might be considered as analogous to radiation damage causing mutations. As this was not made explicit by Bunge, I have recategorised this to an example of simile.
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