PLZ HELP ME What makes an analogy effective? It compares one thing to something that has nothing in common with it.

It is not easily misinterpreted by readers to mean something else.

It does not distract readers from the topic being discussed.

It compares two unlike things that have more than one thing in common

the two major parties acting together and cooperating when making decisions is bipartisan

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.