Compare
Relate
Relate verb - To think of (something) in combination.
Usage example: most Americans probably relate tea to the United Kingdom and coffee to the U.S.
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Compare and contrast Mukokuseki, making characters racially ambiguous so that multiple demographics can relate to them.
Source: White Male Lead -
Compare Talking in Your Sleep and Noodle Implements (when the outburst is implied to relate to a dream).
Source: Waking Non Sequitur - Compare Lead You Can Relate To where The Protagonist is modeled after the target audience to better engage them in the story, and Audience Surrogate, where the protagonist is intentionally left as a blank slate, so that the audience can easily project themselves into the character.
Source: Vanilla Protagonist
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