# Generative analogies as negotiation devices

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The piece uses the phrase liberal fascism to show how generative analogies are judged through negotiated aptness and credibility rather than truth alone.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 30 June 2007

## Where it lives

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 30 June 2007
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: analogy, metaphor, political-discourse, conceptual-blending.

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