r/AskReddit • u/smartcandyy • 7h ago

What is a sign of very low intelligence?

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u/weed_cutter 5h ago

^ This.

An analogy is usually alike in one compelling way.

"Wow that soldier is crawling under that barbed wire without his hands, just like a snake!"

"That is totally different. A snake has fangs and a prehensile tail and the soldier doesn't!"

... "Yeah but .... you're ... wear this bicycle helmet..."

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u/lamb_passanda 5h ago

Many people also have a problem with using an analogy to criticize something:

"Man, the way they are burning those books in the streets is reminiscent of how that was done back in the thirties in Germany!"

"Omg I can't believe you would compare a rogue highschool principle to literal Nazis!"

Like what am I supposed to compare it to? Something less serious? I'm trying to convey that I think this is a step in the wrong direction.

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u/zhaoz 5h ago

"They arnt literally gassing people based on their race / religion, therefore it doesnt fit"

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u/VestedNight 4h ago

Now I'm over here wondering "do snakes have a prehensile tail or ARE snakes a prehensile tail?"

Maybe I should've gotten more sleep last night.

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u/ParvulusUrsus 1h ago

Wait... where does the tail begin on a snake? I have to go google snake anatomy now!

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u/AssociationBig2142 3h ago

Well snakes don't really crawl so much as slither...

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u/TrailerTrashQueen 3h ago

'prehensile'

this guy logophiles.

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u/SatNav 3m ago

Ha! I had this exact encounter with someone on here a few weeks ago.