Can analogies that trivialize cause people to think that the issues are trivial

[ShyGuyInChicago]

Such as for example making Holocaust analogies, or comparing male circumcision and female genital mutilation/cutting, or for another example actress Kristen Stewart comparing being pursued by the paparazzi to being raped.

[huginnmuninn]

the only time such analogies should be made is if the two things being compared are equal

[ShyGuyInChicago]

the only time such analogies should be made is if the two things being compared are equal

Yes that is true, but I did not ask that question. What are the consequences of making analogies between unequal things?

[huginnmuninn]

Yes that is true, but I did not ask that question. What are the consequences of making analogies between unequal things?

the answer to the initial question i think is yes. if you compare the holocaust to a man killing 10 people youre either making the mans killings seem way worse than it is or making the holocaust way less of an issue than it is