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> They work terribly for persuasion. I just experienced this in a conversation. An analogy offers an opportunity to engage with the straw man and miss the fore
by skinfaxi 23d ago
> They work terribly for persuasion.
I just experienced this in a conversation. An analogy offers an opportunity to engage with the straw man and miss the forest for the trees.
- partyficial 22d agoEvery analogy, by design, has both similarities and differences. The intention is to focus on the similarities, and ignore the differences. If I say, your face is like the moon, I mean it is bright, not that it is a million miles away.