We can, but at the same time it would be different than a comparison of say a granny smith and a gala apple. Oranges share fundamental properties with apples -

We can, but at the same time it would be different than a comparison of say a granny smith and a gala apple. Oranges share fundamental properties with apples - they are ”fruits” and ”pip” ones at that, and can be compared as such - but there’s a clear distiction and a reason for the grouping of ”apples” and ”oranges”.