I have an Ivy League degree in economics (with a minor in mathematics) a top tier MBA in international finance and was a Wall Street executive running trading departments at the likes of Morgan Stanley before I retired at age 40. Want to go there? https://twitter.com/scottadamssays/status/1001466532298346496 …
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I disagree. Analogy is an effective tool for argument and understanding and takes creativity and intelligence to produce effectively.
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Ruby, Scott knows he's talking nonsense. He himself uses metaphors — "back from the brink," "added the juice" — which like analogies are a means of communicating ideas as old as language itself. Or does Scott think Shakespeare was a moron for saying all the world's a stage?
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You're really good at analogies?
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This is a remarkably weak argument
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It's not even accurate, so there's that, too.
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Hey your quote yes that is exactly what you are trying to do as well. Out of your own mouth haha!!
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Since WHEN are analogies NOT thinking? It's how we determine if a child is gifted or not...if they can understand AND make....analogies! Try this SAT test (it's HARD-- I got 13/15 right tho I make my living from words! Analogies are DEFINITELY thinking!https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/could-you-pass-the-sat-analogy-section-right-now?utm_term=.qc2avzz2J#.uoA8DaaKd …
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Douglas Hofstadter (and many other prominent cognitive scientists) may disagree. Pithy statements of opinion are not facts. They just feel like they are.
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Doesn’t matter. This analogy is correct.
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