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As a general fyi before I leave the thread,
For the most part, argument by analogy only works when your audience already agrees with you. So, if you're debating, bringing extraneous situations and trying to make the debate about these other situations doesn't really create any progress. If you can't make a case w/o resorting to argument by analogy and bringing in other situations besides the one at hand, you should re-examine your case.
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Don't forget the other people in this thread are real people, and have fun
For the most part, argument by analogy only works when your audience already agrees with you. So, if you're debating, bringing extraneous situations and trying to make the debate about these other situations doesn't really create any progress. If you can't make a case w/o resorting to argument by analogy and bringing in other situations besides the one at hand, you should re-examine your case.
ps
Don't forget the other people in this thread are real people, and have fun