How is a Model T like a dead cow? If you know the answer to that, you understand the power of analogies. And you have more in common with Steve Jobs than you may have realized. In fact, according to ...

John Pollack is a former Presidential Speechwriter. If anyone knows the power of words to move people to action, shape arguments, and persuade, it is he. In Shortcut: How Analogies Reveal Connections, ...

Researchers who study belief dynamics often use analogies to understand and model the complex cognitive-social systems that underlie why we believe the things we do and how those beliefs can change ...

As we mentioned earlier in this series, one of the goals of these articles is to help forum members separate productive debates from flame wars. If this our goal, we have an obvious challenge: what do ...

A person trying to explain a difficult concept will often say, “Well, the analogy is … .” The use of analogies in everyday life aids in understanding and makes everyone better communicators.

July 25 marks the 120th anniversary of the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), or the War of Jiawu in Chinese. Three days later comes the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World ...