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Analogy Question (1 Viewer)

battery : heal ::

  • automobile : push

    Votes: 5 6.5%

  • flashlight : recharge

    Votes: 16 20.8%

  • berating : compliment

    Votes: 36 46.8%

  • caffeine : alert

    Votes: 20 26.0%
  • Total voters
    77
Encumbrance said:
battery::heal

to commit battery and to heal are the opposites.

went with berating:compliment in light of that. Total opposites.
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It seems weird to answer opposites with a noun and a verb.  If it were batter:heal, that answer would make more sense.

 
Juxtatarot said:
It seems weird to answer opposites with a noun and a verb.  If it were batter:heal, that answer would make more sense.
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I guess that's why I kept writing it out as "to batter" also, though my thought process didn't jump as far as yours did and I quickly just went with opposites. 

 
The analogy refers to a different kind of battery.

After you experience assault and battery, you need to heal.

After you experience a berating, you need a compliment.

Therefore, the correct answer is "berating : compliment".
 

 
battery : heal :

after the battery (noun, artillery) is used, you might need to heal

flashlight : recharge

 After the flashlight is used, you might need to recharge

 
This is the worst kind of job interview question - completely meaningless, an employer received zero tangible data about how a prospective employee can fare in the role and company, and it's a beyond-bad candidate experience.

I equate this to the "why are manhole covers round" and asking an interviewee to open a window that, unknown to them, has been nailed shut, just to see how they react.

 
Juxtatarot said:
It seems weird to answer opposites with a noun and a verb.  If it were batter:heal, that answer would make more sense.
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Even though they may not be truly opposites, "berating" functions as a noun.  I don't see a problem with noun/verb.  I chose berating:compliment.

 
I'd go with "none of the above" and hope that they were looking for someone that understood how logic, language and analogies actually work.   

 
CletiusMaximus said:
The correct answer is: “Thank you, but I withdraw my application for the position. Good luck in all your future endeavors.” 
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This guy has the right idea. No reason to work for a bunch of dbags.

 
Galileo said:
Even though they may not be truly opposites, "berating" functions as a noun.  I don't see a problem with noun/verb.  I chose berating:compliment.
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Berating : Compliment is probably the correct answer, but that's a huge red flag for me in terms of employment.  If a manger believes tossing out compliments is meant to serve a healing function to address prior berating/battery, I'd recommend looking elsewhere.

 
3 of the 4 all seem to easily fit depending on how you think of the words

flashlight/recharge - battery/heal : maybe not a true analogy, but easy to see how someone might look at them individually and go battery>flashlight/heal>recharge and pick it. 

berating/compliment - taking battery a violent act, then battery to heal and berating to compliment is kind of a disturbing analogy but mostly valid

caffeine/alert - probably the best fit, IMO. battery provides life/healing, caffeine provides energy/alertness. 

automobile/push seems a bit out of place, IMO. 

 
CletiusMaximus said:
Berating : Compliment is probably the correct answer, but that's a huge red flag for me in terms of employment.  If a manger believes tossing out compliments is meant to serve a healing function to address prior berating/battery, I'd recommend looking elsewhere.
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elsewhere, where hugs are the answer?

 
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