I chose an analogy that I felt would be reasonably familiar to most people and convey the reaction I wanted. Is it the most appropriate of all possible analogi

I chose an analogy that I felt would be reasonably familiar to most people and convey the reaction I wanted. Is it the most appropriate of all possible analogies? No. Is it contextually close enough? I thought so. A few people seem to agree. If your contribution to the discussion is to critique the efficacy of my analogy, then I feel like you've missed the point a bit.