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xFrockx



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Fun with Analogical Reasoning
#10344793 - 05/15/09 05:14 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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If its possible, I'd like to keep this thread strictly dedicated to abusing analogical reasoning for fun. Pushing analogical reasoning to its limits is like setting fire to fifteen cats at the same time, it takes some planning, but it can have some hilarious and disturbing results.
I'm sure keeping the thread on topic will be like wrestling a polar bear with both hands tied up, but with a little good will and some creativity, keeping the thread clear of non-analogical statements should be as easy as ruining the environment and killing all polar animals off for good!
I'm sure some of you might be thinking, putting all this effort into analogical bullshit is queerer than a football bat, but trust me, its going to be as funny as a barrel full of quadriplegics being chucked over Niagara falls.
Lets all just argue about random things like a room full of philosophers who've had too much to drink.
Edited by xFrockx (05/15/09 05:16 PM)
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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: xFrockx]
#10345843 - 05/15/09 08:13 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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The Dewey decimal system classifies books in the same way that the Tarot classifies ideas. Both expedite the retrieval of data. The Tarot though, because it is dependent on the users experience, is an analogical tool, as you create your own categories using the structure of the archetypes and pathways as loci for your ideas.
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xFrockx



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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: falcon]
#10345934 - 05/15/09 08:29 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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Your analogy is to a valid argument as a penguin is to a fish. The uneducated observer might be fooled. The tarot expedites retrieval like a lure finds a fish, you can be as specific as you like, but you might catch a walleye instead of a bass, or nothing at all. The dewey system, on the other hand, expedites retrieval like a men's room sign expedites your correct gender position when you have to use the pisser.
Your analogies were like fancy underwear, full of holes and mostly unnecessary.
Edited by xFrockx (05/15/09 08:30 PM)
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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: xFrockx]
#10345978 - 05/15/09 08:37 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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It is only the uneducated observer who will catch walleye or nothing when using the Tarot and holey underwear expedites pissing.
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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: falcon]
#10346156 - 05/15/09 09:15 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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3 posts in and no one has made a car analogy? Every analogous discussion requires a car analogy. Talking about analogies without using a car analogy is like driving down the highway with the fuel light on: the further you go, the worse things are going to be for you later. You don't need the Tarot to predict that soon you'll be out of gas.
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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: falcon]
#10346195 - 05/15/09 09:24 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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This is to an analogy as bologna is to cheese.
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xFrockx



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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: zouden]
#10346199 - 05/15/09 09:25 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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My knowledge of the car analogy is like a rabbits knowledge of its own self-worth, i didn't know I didn't even have it!
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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: zouden]
#10346290 - 05/15/09 09:45 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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Requirements are to analogous discussions as fruit bats are to spark plugs. One sucks juice and the other spits it sporadically.
Edited by falcon (05/15/09 09:52 PM)
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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: xFrockx]
#10346308 - 05/15/09 09:49 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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Analogous discussion without some cheesy remarks is as lacking as a forest without invasive species.
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Re: Fun with Analogical Reasoning [Re: falcon]
#10346361 - 05/15/09 10:03 PM (14 years, 9 months ago) |
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My remarks might be as cheesy as a typical forest but your mistakes were clear as day.
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