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Parallelism in Comparisons..SC Chapter 11 page 186 6th Editi

by LuisN65 Mon May 18, 2015 2:02 pm

Dear Manhattan Instructors,

Can you help me with this example:

SC Chapter 11 page 186 6th Edition

It says:

Right: The incidence of the disease among men exceeds its incidence among women

Why is this one right? I think it is not parallel. It doesnt sound well for me. :?:

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Re: Parallelism in Comparisons..SC Chapter 11 page 186 6th Editi

by StaceyKoprince Sun May 24, 2015 11:03 pm

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I know it sounds funny, but the comparison is parallel.

The two things being compared are the incidence (of the disease) among men and the (same disease's) incidence among women.

The second half of the comparison puts the word disease in a different place, but that word is just a description. The main word is incidence and the main comparison is incidence among men vs. incidence among women.
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Re: Parallelism in Comparisons..SC Chapter 11 page 186 6th Editi

by KakakkdeK400 Mon May 25, 2015 10:36 am

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Re: Parallelism in Comparisons..SC Chapter 11 page 186 6th Editi

by StaceyKoprince Sat May 30, 2015 4:51 pm

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Re: Parallelism in Comparisons..SC Chapter 11 page 186 6th Editi

by LuisN65 Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:37 pm

Thanks a lot.
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Re: Parallelism in Comparisons..SC Chapter 11 page 186 6th Editi

by StaceyKoprince Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:20 pm

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