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Consider that the analogy is intended to illustrate the mechanisms at play, and not the import.


A bad analogy is a bad analogy. If you want to illustrate the mechanism at play, come up with an analogy that fits the situation.


I'd agree that it's an overall failed analogy because people here are being distracted by the intensity signal, but I still see it as a good analogy for the purposes of illustrating the mechanism.




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