Thanks wikipedia:
"Analogy is a cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is an inference or an argument from one particular to another particular, as opposed to deduction, induction, and abduction, where at least one of the premises or the conclusion is general. The word analogy can also refer to the relation between the source and the target themselves, which is often, though not necessarily, a similarity, as in the biological notion of analogy"
"You've never heard of the term men as in referring to mankind. It depends clearly on the context when it is being used. When one says man in a sentence say: "Man has accomplished great feats" - Do we mean only men, or women also?"
No, and you're b…
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