Question

Julio is trying to get his friend megan to upgrade her flip phone to a smartphone. he tells her that not having a smartphone in this day and age would be like driving a horse and buggy in the 1930s when the rest of the world had upgraded to automobiles. do you think the parallels between driving a horse and buggy in the 1930s and using a flip phone in the 2010s are strong enough for the analogy to be persuasive, or do you think julio is committing the fallacy of weak analogy? explain your answer.

Answer 1

This is a weak analogy. Flip phones were created much later than a horse buggy. And even so, flip phones still perform the main purpose of a phone: calling.

As for that, the argument itself does sound a bit convincing at first glance. The parallels seem pretty even and accurate. But a flip phone will still work, no matter what time or era it is.