from wiktionary:
Metaphor
The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn't, implying a similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described, and without the words ';like'; or ';as';.
Analogy
essentially a metaphor using as or like.
see wiktionary:
The use of a similar example or model to explain or extrapolate from.
The birthing class instructor used a balloon and a ping-pong ball as an analogy for the baby in the womb.
Many use the Gospels' analogy of a mustard seed growing into a huge plant to explain faith
A false analogy is a judgment that the person is using an incorrect analogy. The false part refers to a substantive judgment that the speaker is making an error in reasoning rather than a grammatical concept. ALICE IN WONDERLAND has some very funny false analogies.
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