Question

historians are prone to search history for situational analogies to the present.
what is the best definition for the word analogies in this sentence?
a. correspondence between the members of linguistic form sets
b. correspondence in function between anatomical parts
c. idea that if two things agree in some respects, they will agree in others
d. resemblance in some particulars between things that are generally

Explanation:

The context is historians looking for situational analogies (comparisons) to the present. Option D defines an analogy as a resemblance in some particulars between things that are generally different, which fits the idea of historians finding similar situations (resemblances in particulars) between past and present (generally different contexts). Option A is about linguistic form sets, B about anatomical parts, and C is a flawed logical idea (not the definition of analogy in this context).

Answer:

D. Resemblance in some particulars between things that are generally different