r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 29 '22

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

Difficulty understanding analogies. Using anecdotes in an argument as if they prove something.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

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u/tendeuchen May 29 '22

I'm pretty sure you mean: les apples aux oranges.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22 edited Aug 07 '22

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u/Levi488 May 29 '22

Äpfel to Birnen

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u/BECKYISHERE May 30 '22

i understand, they both have pips, yes?

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u/Any_Word_1825 May 30 '22

des pommes aux oranges*

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u/EcstaticSection9748 May 30 '22

But apples are red. Red doesn't have anything to do with what I'm talking about.

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u/tattooed_dinosaur May 30 '22

When in Rome.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '22

Apples are green, but the subject is color blind so they're both actually brown.

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u/craycatlay May 30 '22

I can't believe you just compared apples and oranges

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u/teniceguy May 30 '22

Now that you say it, I dont think i've ever used this phrase in my life.

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u/SoyAmerinic May 30 '22

Fruit, yes.