By analogy vs Analogously

Both "by analogy" and "analogously" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "By analogy" is used to introduce a comparison between two things, while "analogously" is an adverb that describes how something is done in a similar way to something else.

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By analogy

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce a comparison between two things based on similarities.

Use "by analogy" to introduce a comparison between two things by highlighting similarities between them.

Examples:

By analogy, we can understand the concept of evolution as a gradual process of change.
The behavior of electrons can be explained by analogy with the behavior of planets in the solar system.

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By analogy, the offer may be increased subject to a specially agreed fare per round trip.
By analogy, the same applies to the same general category of products.
By analogy, appropriations for PP/PA reduce the margins available accordingly.
By analogy, this also applies to national rules.
- The remarks applying to Section 7 shall apply by analogy.
By analogy, rooms in which crew members or shipboard personnel are accommodated shall comply with the provisions of this Article.
By analogy, the same reasoning must be applied to the amount of the capital associated with risks relating to debtors located in Romania and Bulgaria.
By analogy, I do not see why it should be any different for central bankers.
By analogy, that derogation could be said to apply in the present case.
By analogy, the same applies to decentralised agencies, for which the EU contribution in payment appropriations is set at the level proposed in section 1.2 above.
By analogy, the wheel roughness level (vehicle side roughness) for the i-th wave-number band is defined as Lr, VEH, i.
By analogy, see Commission Decision of 17.2.2003 on Belgian coordination centres (2003/757/EC) and Commission Decision of 20.12.2006 on GIE fiscaux (C 46/2004).
By analogy, an area of freedom, security and justice in which information should freely flow between authorities dealing with law enforcement both at national and EU level requires a high and uniform level of protection of personal data in all Member States.
By analogy, the same principles apply where the buyer operates from a mobile outlet owned by the supplier or leased by the supplier from third parties not connected with the buyer.
By analogy, the Committee on Transport and Tourist is asking for the application to the air transport sector of what is being done in the maritime sector.
By analogy, the well-founded estimate of the number of contract staff planned and provisionally budgeted for the financial year referred to in Article 21 shall also include the number of contract staff estimated for the preceding year and the number of staff actually employed.
By analogy, the outstanding issues at the end of the reporting period are equal to the outstanding issues at the end of the previous reporting period plus the net issues during the reporting period.
By analogy, we now have the whole situation with regard to the mackerel situation in the European Union, where there is an agreement at European level and at European Economic Area level on a reduction in mackerel fishing.
I believe you are reasoning by analogy, classifying things according to superficial observation rather than empirical evidence.
The requirements of this section apply, by analogy, to meat from lagomorphs.

Alternatives:

by comparison
similarly
in a similar manner
by extension

Analogously

This phrase is correct and used as an adverb to describe how something is done in a similar way to something else.

Use "analogously" as an adverb to describe how something is done in a similar way to something else.