is there a word for something that pretends to be an insightful metaphor but is actually just rephrasing the author's opinion
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@admittedlyhuman metaphors allow you to import heuristics that let you reach correct conclusions in one domain to another domain -
@VesselOfSpirit there are two types of metaphors, metaphors in speech and metaphors in your head -
@VesselOfSpirit when you're speaking, you're explaining your opinion. you don't always do this by reconstructing the steps that led to it. -
@VesselOfSpirit it's possible this isn't responsive to your point. -
@admittedlyhuman that makes sense. it's just important not to confuse the two kinds of metaphors, then
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@VesselOfSpirit I guess the idea is that a good metaphor should compress your opinion and get at a lot of the nuancesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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