
Analogy
Widely Used
Analogy is common in everyday language to illustrate ideas.

He explained the software by drawing an analogy to a toolbox.
Illustrative Purpose
Use an analogy when you want someone to grasp a complex idea by relating it to something familiar.

Teaching electricity, she used the analogy of water flowing through pipes.
Enhances Understanding
Analogies help clarify abstract or challenging concepts by connecting them to known experiences.

To explain cell functions, an analogy of factory operations was used.
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