I'm seeing how you are applying the thinking tools here as you are going through your process of dissecting each of these analogies and it's helping me see the practical application of the tools. It's easy for me to feel lost when presented with a question I don't know the answer to and what I see in your process here, and more generally, is that you approach without fear, you identify the subject, you define it, break down its constituent parts, and look for points of connectivity and association from multiple angles. Here, you approached it in terms of form, field type, order, similarity and difference. And, thanks for the reminder about emotional reasoning there at the end...that is some wisdom I really must keep close when going through this material.
This was a very refreshing look at analogies for me. I learned about the X1:Y1::X2:Y2 format. I didn't know that was a way to interpret analogies as I think I was reducing them down to a formulaic approach instead applying logic and allowing it to lead. Also, I really appreciated the confidence that came with slowing down on a seemingly simple example of the poem/poets. By applying our thought processes, we did not "react", as you mentioned, which can often lead us astray but rather reasoned through to our answer. This approach also enables one to explain the answer which is very important and useful.
I'm seeing how you are applying the thinking tools here as you are going through your process of dissecting each of these analogies and it's helping me see the practical application of the tools. It's easy for me to feel lost when presented with a question I don't know the answer to and what I see in your process here, and more generally, is that you approach without fear, you identify the subject, you define it, break down its constituent parts, and look for points of connectivity and association from multiple angles. Here, you approached it in terms of form, field type, order, similarity and difference. And, thanks for the reminder about emotional reasoning there at the end...that is some wisdom I really must keep close when going through this material.
This was a very refreshing look at analogies for me. I learned about the X1:Y1::X2:Y2 format. I didn't know that was a way to interpret analogies as I think I was reducing them down to a formulaic approach instead applying logic and allowing it to lead. Also, I really appreciated the confidence that came with slowing down on a seemingly simple example of the poem/poets. By applying our thought processes, we did not "react", as you mentioned, which can often lead us astray but rather reasoned through to our answer. This approach also enables one to explain the answer which is very important and useful.