Sunday 13 September 2015

Week 7: Analogical Thinking 1



What is Analogical Thinking?

It is a thinking strategy that provides new ideas for problem solving by making 
associations between objects that seem dissimilar. 

There are 3 ways on how Analogical Thinking can be use as. 

  1. Similes
  2. Metaphors
  3. Analogy
Similes


A similes is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with 
another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more vivid.
A similes is also when you say something is like something.


Metaphors


A metaphor is when you say something is something.
It is as similar as Similes.


Analogy


Analogy is comparable to metaphor and simile in that it shows how two different
things are similar, but it's a bit more complex. 

There are 4 types of analogy. 

Personal Analogy: Imagine ourself being an object.

Direct Analogy: Compare object's properties to properties of other objects. 

Symbolic Analogy: Comparing it to an abstract principles. 

Fantasy Analogy: Frees your imagination from the boundaries of the
normal world. 


Class Exercise 1

Relating a Candle, Clock, Plug and Pencil. 









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