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If someone brings up an example to defend a broad position on a topic, they are either:
1) Sneaky and using rhetoric to fool you
2) Philosophers and know you will not understand the model of how things work, so use analogies
3) Suckered by #1
Most bad people, lawyers and politicians are #1.
Most humans are #3.
For example..... 😉
@IrelandTorin
There's always the question: "will they ever understand?"
If no, then talk about beer, wine, sports. Simple, transactional things.
@jurban I'm a mix of #1 and #2.
Difference is, when I'm being sneaky and using rhetoric, it's probably because the person I'm talking to is both A) wrong, and B) totally unreceptive to more direct/genuine arguments.