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Re:Epic, Spotify, and Tinder form advocacy group to push for... by lotsofpulp on Thursday September 24, 2020 @02:14PM (#24581651)
> C is similar to A in all ways that matter

I have never seen this be determine-able in real life scenarios

>analogies are not very good in arguments where the other person is resisting the conclusion you want to draw. they can be great when you are trying to teach/explain something to someone who trusts you though.

This is a great statement to show why analogies are bad and how they are abused.

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Re:Epic, Spotify, and Tinder form advocacy group to push for... by leetcrew on Thursday September 24, 2020 @02:46PM (#24582081)
I wouldn't agree that analogies are bad, per se. as a sibling to my original comment pointed out, an analogy is essentially an informal isomorphism. this is a perfectly valid way of proving things in math, and it can often lead guide you to valid conclusions in mathematically grounded fields like physics.

>> C is similar to A in all ways that matter

> I have never seen this be determine-able in real life scenarios

this much I can agree on. when discussing human issues, analogies should be understood to be solely a rhetorical device, useful for persuading people, but not so much for getting to the truth of the matter.

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