We agree the word is an open window to flawed analogy extension. On the other hand we do use analogy all the time, because it makes such a good fit with the wa

We agree the word is an open window to flawed analogy extension. On the other hand we do use analogy all the time, because it makes such a good fit with the way we infer our models of the world. The key point is to always remain sufficiently aware of the fact we use analogies to not fall in the trap where we push it too far.