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For #English, #英語. False equivalence! This is comparing two or more things to make a political point (or similar) when those two things are not in the same category. #Idiom: Comparing apples to oranges. You may see the term once in a while, but you see the "thing" VERY often.
I just finished reading an article about a university taking down a flag a student hung outside of his window because it was a so-called Gadsden Flag and people found it offensive, but the university justified removal saying no other flags were allowed to be hung out of windows.
OK then. So when rainbow flags were left hanging outside of student windows, that's comparing apples to apples. The original student is making a complaint on that basis. HOWEVER... the article then showed a picture of the university hanging a rainbow flag above the door to...
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