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Word of the Day: Analogy
An analogy is simply a comparison made between two things to explain something simply.
It’s a handy word to know.
I often use them in my classes to teach something that comes up during a discussion.
For example, we can make an analogy between the American presidential election and a footrace.
The first person to cross the finish line in a foot race wins.
The first person to cross the finish line in an election wins.
Therefore, the American presidential election between The Donald and Hillary Clinton is like a footrace between them.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 9th-grade education (age 15).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 57.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.