The frog-boiling story is false - actual frogs try to jump out when the water gets too hot. So invoking it usually detracts from the argument being made. (If we

The frog-boiling story is false - actual frogs try to jump out when the water gets too hot. So invoking it usually detracts from the argument being made. (If we were like the frog, we'd ignore incremental heat increases until they became uncomfortable, then get out.)