# Analogies banned in GD

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**Created:** [November 20, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-banned-in-gd/705192 "2014-11-20T20:17:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-banned-in-gd/705192/27 "2014-11-21T02:53:29Z")

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I dunno, maybe it’s not such a bad idea to ask people to bring their A-game to Great Debates.

Debate is a time-honored thing. I mean real debate, not slapping other people with half-truths or outright lies or stuff you pull out of your a–. I mean your assumptions. I’d like to think we hold people to a higher standard, that you go into the forum ready to discuss and even argue ideas and beliefs with a sincere desire to really tackle these issues and not just jerk other people around with low-rate junk.

Or are we asking too much?

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