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peacefulhat
on Feb 4, 2022
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The case for and against analogies
Analogies and idioms are heavily leaned on when you’ve substituted actual expertise for rhetoric.
ceejayoz
on Feb 4, 2022
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That can be useful; when explaining something complex to someone lacking the same actual expertise, an analogy they can understand without it is potentially helpful.
selimthegrim
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I was going to correct this but I don’t want to disturb the awesome metajoke in its natural habitat.
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