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Brad, Britney, and a Faulty Comparison

Are Brad Pitt's parenting skills as bad as Britney Spears? When he took his infant daughter on a bike ride, she did not wear a helmet and she was carried in a baby-pack that has instructions that warn against using it while riding a bike.
The first sentence contains a faulty comparison. What is being compared? […]

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Oprah and a Faulty Comparison

Oprah Winfrey has reportedly signed a deal to write a book about weight loss. Her advance is said to be more than Bill Clinton, who received $12 million to write his autobiography, My Life.
The second sentence contains a faulty comparison. The expression "more than" indicates that there is a comparison, but what two things are […]

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M:i:III and a Faulty Comparison

The opening-day revenues for Mission Impossible:III were less than Mission Impossible:II.
This sentence is incorrect because it contains a faulty comparison. What is being compared in this sentence? Revenues are compared to a movie; this is not logical. Revenues should be compared to revenues. Revise the sentence so that the comparison makes sense:
The opening-day revenues for […]

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