It is important for you to ask pointed questions about an analogy, so its parameters are extremely well-defined. The structure of analogies too often leads you to see what you want to see in the analogy, which could be very different than what was intended by the person using it.
Excerpt from "Why Analogies Are Not Used As Arguments Or Taken Very Seriously By Critical Thinkers"  (https://bit.ly/38qLyLy)