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Originally Posted by CantExplain
It's up to you to decide what you think is fair.
But I find analogy to be a good way to step back from an issue and see it from a different angle.
PS:
Isn't this what hypothetical questions are all about? Anyone who asks a hypothetical question will have an agenda, I reckon.
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True. But an analogy is only applicable as far as it closely parallels the primary situation. Without knowing that situation, the opportunities for misunderstanding/misapplication multiply.
For instance, if by any chance, the primary situation is about therapy, an anaology between the T/client relationship and a marriage relationship is fraught with so many differences as to call into question any conclusions that could be drawn from the analogy.
