Question

In her speech about how to handle decreased funding in higher education, susan compared her university's situation to another university in her state. she is using a(n)

Answer 1

The correct answer is a literal analogy.

A literal analogy refers to a comparison of two or more things or phenomena that are very similar and alike to each other. When Susan is comparing her own university's situation with another university in terms of higher education funding, she is comparing two things that are very alike, thus, using a literal analogy. 

Answer 2

In her speech about how to handle decreased funding in higher education, Susan compared her university's situation to another university in her state. She is using a literal analogy.