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Do you think the CEO of Coca-Cola actually screams at waiters when they say, "we don't have Coke, will Pepsi be ok?"
by eYrKEC2 3y ago
Do you think the CEO of Coca-Cola actually screams at waiters when they say, "we don't have Coke, will Pepsi be ok?"
- yifanl 3y agoThe founder of Coca-Cola might. But either way, pointing out the flaws of a loose analogy adds nothing to the conversation.
- 0atman 3y agoand we we wouldn't let that founder do PR, right?
- eYrKEC2 3y agoWell, as Scott Adams says, "Analogies are for fighting." If an analogy is supposed to persuade me, but the internal premise of the analogy completely contradicts the purpose of the analogy, then perhaps it should be completely eliminated or at the very least it should be challenged. Moreover, this contradiction within the analogy highlights the exact opposite. Likely, the CEO of Coca Cola experiences that "coke/pepsi" dialog with waiters all the time and merely shrugs it off --- because that is actually a reasonable response, unlike screaming at people over a tiny, unintentional slight.
- yifanl 3y agoFor any decently structured argument, analogies are illustrative, not load-bearing. If you find that is not the case, usually the argument is not particularly sound.
- Gork_1 3y agoYes.