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Re:The case for and against analogies by TrevorJ on Friday February 04, 2022 @05:13PM (#30214076)
> analogies usually end up just moving the goalposts in the argument.

I appreciate the self referential nature of using an analogy to describe analogies.

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Re:The case for and against analogies by munificent on Monday February 07, 2022 @12:55PM (#30248417)
Also "illuminate", "shortcut", "building a tangible architecture", and "dismantle and replace". :)
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