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Amit Chaudhary

8 months ago

Analogy Categorization Life Stages

How do the concepts of 'dog is to puppy' as 'cat is to ___?' demonstrate the use of analogy in categorizing life stages?

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Amarachi Nkem
8 months ago

The analogy 'dog is to puppy' as 'cat is to kitten' helps in demonstrating the relationship between adult animals and their respective juvenile forms. It's an example of a part to whole analogy, where 'puppy' is to 'dog' what 'kitten' is to 'cat'. Each pair showcases a common link; in this case, it's a life-stage progression from a juvenile to an adult within the same species.

Examples:

  • Tree is to sapling as plant is to seedling.
  • Butterfly is to caterpillar as frog is to tadpole.

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Amit Chaudhary
8 months ago

Thank you for the enlightening response. It's much appreciated!
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Padmini Biyani
8 months ago

Analogies make comprehension so much easier. Thanks for the examples!
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Vijay Sharma
7 months ago

This is a great example of analogical reasoning in biological hierarchies.
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Kalpana Raj
7 months ago

I found the butterfly to caterpillar analogy particularly intuitive!
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Qabool Ram Hegde
7 months ago

Interesting how analogies are not just linguistic tools but deeply rooted in our cognitive processes as well.
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Tabeed Kale
7 months ago

Could you also explain how analogies are used in learning new languages?
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