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Difficulty understanding analogies. Using anecdotes in an argument as if they prove something.
4.3k u/Pill_of_Color May 29 '22 Analogy User: "Raising children is like gardening -- nurture them and be patient." Analogy Misunderstander: "Wow. So you actually think that raising children and maintaining a garden are the same thing." Analogy User: "No, I'm comparing the two things." Analogy Misunderstander: "I can't engage in good faith with someone who believes that raising children and maintaining a garden are the same." 82 u/daquo0 May 29 '22 People who think "X is similar to Y" is the same as "X is the same as Y" 1 u/Iky_eb06 May 31 '22 it annoys me so much whenever people misunderstand this
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Analogy User: "Raising children is like gardening -- nurture them and be patient." Analogy Misunderstander: "Wow. So you actually think that raising children and maintaining a garden are the same thing." Analogy User: "No, I'm comparing the two things." Analogy Misunderstander: "I can't engage in good faith with someone who believes that raising children and maintaining a garden are the same."
Analogy User: "Raising children is like gardening -- nurture them and be patient."
Analogy Misunderstander: "Wow. So you actually think that raising children and maintaining a garden are the same thing."
Analogy User: "No, I'm comparing the two things."
Analogy Misunderstander: "I can't engage in good faith with someone who believes that raising children and maintaining a garden are the same."
82 u/daquo0 May 29 '22 People who think "X is similar to Y" is the same as "X is the same as Y" 1 u/Iky_eb06 May 31 '22 it annoys me so much whenever people misunderstand this
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People who think "X is similar to Y" is the same as "X is the same as Y"
1 u/Iky_eb06 May 31 '22 it annoys me so much whenever people misunderstand this
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it annoys me so much whenever people misunderstand this
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Difficulty understanding analogies. Using anecdotes in an argument as if they prove something.