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Originally Posted by Glenzig
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You're not ascribing any characteristics to the tomato. You're simply stating a fact. Stating that someone acts without moral reason would be stating a fact. When you say someone is acting like an animal, you are illustrating their actions by comparing them to something easily recognizable. An animal. Now if animals were inherently empathetic and moral, this illustration would fall flat. But everyone knew what you were saying. Everyone recognizes that animals act without moral compass.
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Um... a tomato is a fruit.