false analogy

Examples (10)

• The politician's argument that a nation's budget is like a household's is a classic false analogy.
• His reasoning failed because it was based on a false analogy between animal behavior and human society.
• In your debate, avoid using a false analogy, as it will weaken your position.
• The book review criticized the author for building his entire thesis on a false analogy.
• To say that a company is a family is often a false analogy used to discourage employees from leaving.
• The professor taught us how to identify a false analogy in media and advertisements.
• Claiming that banning a weapon is like banning a spoon because both can be used to harm is a false analogy.
• The lawyer's argument was dismissed by the judge as a legally unsound false analogy.
• Comparing the human brain to a computer is a useful metaphor, but can become a false analogy if taken too literally.
• It is a false analogy to compare the risks of vaccination with the risks of the disease itself without considering the probabilities.