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I had assumed I wouldn't have to enumerate the many differences between not having a shirt and not being housed. I'm sure you're a capable person and can think

I had assumed I wouldn't have to enumerate the many differences between not having a shirt and not being housed. I'm sure you're a capable person and can think about it yourself instead of continuing to carry this nonsensical comparison.

carmen_sandiego 6y ago
Yes, the parallel is a rhetorical device. I don't think being shirtless is equivalent to being homeless. But I do think it's a difference of degree rather than type, and hence similar reasoning can be applied.