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False Analogy

What is it?

Assuming that because two things are alike in one or more respects, they are necessarily alike in some other respect.

Why is it bad?

Assuming that because two things are alike in one or more respects, they are necessarily alike in some other respect. Often used in terrible mod logic.

Example in Chat

@bad_analogyToday at 4:50 PM

Moderating a Discord server is exactly like running a country. Therefore, I should have the authority to draft users into server wars and collect taxes.