Especially hate it when people do the sneaky thing and try to refute you by saying how weak an analogy is when you are giving a counterexample, especially hate it when the person you are talking to seems to either not care or doesn’t understand. Read the whole thing it is short and you would probably learn a thing or two.
Strive to give sound arguments, and to show that other people’s arguments aren’t sound. Use counterexamples to argue against general claims. Don’t fuck around with analogies. That’s how it’s done.
Donkeylicious: The Difference Between Analogies And Counterexamples.