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An example of an analogy used in scientific writing:
"Science, like an army, needs generals as well as soldiers; plans are conceived by the former, but the latter actually conquer."
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1999). Advice for a Young Investigator. The MIT Press. (Translation of 4th Spanish Edition, 1916)
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