This is a common failing of... our kind, I suppose. Too often we tend to get stuck on details and miss the bigger picture. My favorite example are analogies.

This is a common failing of... our kind, I suppose. Too often we tend to get stuck on details and miss the bigger picture. My favorite example are analogies. Every single time one is made, it results in a string of other comments attempting to correct it or improve it. "It's like driving a car down the freeway without any wheels"... "No, it's really more like driving a tractor trailer on a country road without wheels and a windshield". Every. Single. Time. And I'm as guilty of this as anyone. It often makes for frustrating reading, especially when you're already familiar with the argument and aware of the most common mental traps, but have to read them over and over again trying to get to the good stuff.