Andertoons by Mark Anderson for August 06, 2024

What a coincidence. Sorry kid, you’re on your own.

I would have done much better in college if anyone had ever explained to me what “compare and contrast” means. Many decades later I figured it out. They only had to say “similarities and differences”.

Likeness.

I’m kind of worried I did English for my degree and I didn’t immediately know the answer to this

This is an example of how to set up an analogy poorly.

… as similarities are to analogies.

Alike? Says the electrical engineer.

All I know is that it got downright unpleasant to read the comments.