Michael Lewis Quote
Because metaphors are vivid and memorable, and because they are not readily subjected to critical analysis, they can have considerable impact on human judgment even when they are inappropriate, useless, or misleading, said Amos. They replace genuine uncertainty about the world with semantic ambiguity. A metaphor is a cover-up.
Michael Lewis
Because metaphors are vivid and memorable, and because they are not readily subjected to critical analysis, they can have considerable impact on human judgment even when they are inappropriate, useless, or misleading, said Amos. They replace genuine uncertainty about the world with semantic ambiguity. A metaphor is a cover-up.
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