Creating “Truth” to persuade an audience The Power of Analogy Creating “Truth” to persuade an audience

Creating “Truth” to persuade an audience The Power of Analogy Creating “Truth” to persuade an audience Analogies can persuade like Michael Phelps can win.

Bad analogy contest winners. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. (Unknown)

Bad analogy contest winners. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. (Unknown) The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease. (Gary F. Hevel, Silver Spring)

Bad analogy contest winners. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you’re on vacation in another city and “Jeopardy” comes on at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30. (Roy Ashley, Washington) The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t. (Russell Beland, Springfield)

Maybe some good ones His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free. (Chuck Smith, Woodbridge)

A winner We was over on aisle 13 in the sav-a- dime, and when she heard they was givin’ out free samples of cheesecake, she disappeared faster than a bag of Cheetos in a weight-watchers convention. Rob H.

Using a bad analogy is like placing a fart into an empty pack of cigarettes and selling it on Ebay.

She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.

I don't think there's anything certainly more unseemly than the sight of a rock star in academic robes. It's a bit like when people put their King Charles spaniels in little tartan sweats and hats. It's not natural, and it doesn't make the dog any smarter." -- Bono, 2004 Commencement Address at The University of Pennsylvania

"Remember this, ladies and gentlemen "Remember this, ladies and gentlemen. It's an old phrase, basically anonymous. Politicians are a lot like diapers: You should change them frequently and for the same reason. Keep that in mind next time you vote. Good night.

"I want to say 'thank you' to all the fans that voted for me and Owen [Wilson] for Wedding Crashers. And I feel a little guilty about winning the award 'cause it's not that hard of a thing to do. When you work with someone like Owen Wilson, I kind of feel like a jockey on the back of a great horse like Secretariat. My job is just to hold on."

"Don't worry about the future; or worry -- but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum." -- Baz Luhrmann, Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen)

"Dumb gorgeous people should not be allowed to use literature when competing in the pick-up pool. It's like bald people wearing hats." -- delivered by Matt McGrath (from the movie Broken Hearts Club)

"Withdrawal of U.S. troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public; the more U.S. troops come home, the more will be demanded." -- Henry Kissinger, Memo to President Richard Nixon, 10 September 1969.

Ogres are Onions Hatians are guests who didn’t RSVP.

Body glitter is like mono. Naming a child is like trying to fit in at a party. Ryan Seacrest is like celery. Analogies are like monsters. Starbucks is like a crazy ex-girlfriend that you still visit. Wikipedia is like hearing a great story in a bar.

Smoking cigarettes for the rest of your life is like running with the bulls; eventually it will catch up to you and kill you.

Negativity can take over your day like the plague devours a village.

Arguing over athletic achievement of different eras is like Seinfeld Arguing over athletic achievement of different eras is like Seinfeld. It may entertain you, make you think, or even enhance your livelihood. But really, what’s it about?

Web Courses are like breast implants because they are both enhancements of the real thing.

Intelligent Design is simply not science, so to suggest that it be taught in science classes is like saying the Story Theory should be taught in sex ed classes.

Judging those involved in THON without actually trying to understand the mission of the organization and trying it for yourself is like saying that the Grand Canyon isn’t beautiful if you’ve never been there. Something that you may feel is overrated, may actually help to give you a different perspective and actually take your breath away.

Care-giving without compassion is like marriage without love Care-giving without compassion is like marriage without love. It may fulfill some basic needs but creates no additional happiness to the two involved.

She grew on him like she was E She grew on him like she was E. coli and he was room-temperature-Canadian beef.

The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.