Usually ppl making analogies are doing it on purpose rather than mistakenly thinking two things are identical.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
So if someone makes an analogy between, say, privilege theory & the Christian concept of original sin, look at the similarities claimed...
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Replying to @HPluckrose
And agree or disagree with that, rather than pointing out the differences in origin, location, impact on society, demographic affected etc.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
(It was James Lindsay and Peter Boghossian who made that analogy, btw)
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Replying to @DurinnMcFurren
They are! And yet some people will miss the point & go on about them arising in different historical & geographical locations.
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Replying to @DurinnMcFurren
Or it could be something completely different. Some people just don't get how analogies work.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @DurinnMcFurren
Yeah, I've argued about this many times on here. Valid analogies only need 1 hinging similarity.
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A false analogy is when you switch from 1 property of the analogy to another that isn't similar.
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Yes, there needs to be consistency in the similarity you drew in the first place.
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