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Originally Posted by Rexz
That house on fire analogy has been used too much. You could turn it around easily and say, does a fire brigade try to stop a bush fire, or does it go further ahead to prevent it spreading somewhere else. Writing an analogy to try to explain a situation like this is a lazy way of trying to win an argument.
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Not really, you may not like the analogy and that of course is entirely your prerogative. However that's the analogy that's been used by the black staff that report into me.
Calling anyone lazy for trying to explain their issues using an analogy because it doesn't suit your narrative is poor form.