I need an example of a false analogy?

Im trying to figure out something, I need an example of a false analogy, and an example of a false dilemma.





Thank you for the help figuring these out!I need an example of a false analogy?
An analogy is a comparison. If I discuss my frustration with the current political analysis available from television pundits, I might say that I get tired of the horse race, and want to know more about the horses.





This is a reasonable analogy because much of the discussion is about who is in front in this race or that, and less about the policies and proposals of the candidates.





A faulty analogy would be one with no logical similarity. If I describe my dissatisfaction with the local produce department as being tired of the horse race, it's a faulty analogy, because no one is racing anything.





Drawing a similarity that simply isn't there is a false analogy.





If I compare a healthy person to a broken down horse in a race just to make the person seem less desirable or less honorable, that is a false analogy. You see it in the politics section here all the time. Use of terms like ';Hitlery'; for ';Hillary'; and ';Scumservative'; for ';Conservative'; is false analogy to make the political position of each seem less savory without actually providing any facts.








A dilemma is a problem, usually with two distinct choices. A dilemma might be going to a matin茅e or spending the afternoon at a ball game. I can not be in two places at once, so I have to make a choice.





A false dilemma is saying that I have to pick between two choices when I don't, or when there are more than two options available, and the others are ignored.





I can only vote for one candidate. Since I like characteristics of several, and dislike characteristics of those same candidates, I have a dilemma. How do I pick the one I think will do the most good without getting the one who will do harm I'm unwilling to accept? A false dilemma would be do I vote for someone I hate or simply not vote at all, because there are other choices.





Another example I read recently was about Katrina recovery. A false dilemma would be saying that we either have to move everyone out of New Orleans or face another Katrina like disaster. There are clearly other choices.I need an example of a false analogy?
Thank you. I'm old....that's how I learned so much.





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The universe is like an intricate watch.


A watch must have been designed by a watchmaker.


Therefore, the universe must have been designed by some kind of creator.[1]


While the universe may be like a watch in that it is intricate, this does not in itself justify the assumption that watches and the universe have similar origins. For this reason, most scientists and philosophers do not accept the analogy








A simple example of a false dilemma is the following:


';You are either with us or against us. You have refused to join our cause, therefore you must be working against our cause.';


This argument is a false dilemma, because it denies the possibility that there is someone who has no interest or is unaware of that cause.
FA: Employees are like nails. Just as nails must be hit in the head in order to make them work, so must employees.





FD:


Bill: ';Jill and I both support having prayer in public schools.';


Jill: ';Hey, I never said that!';


Bill: ';Jill, you must be an atheist!';
Love is like a rubber band - stretch it too far and it will snap, just like your relationship.





The analogy above isn't true because you can't really stretch love too far, it's only if you push your luck.