For a REALLY nice treatment of the subject and its relation to Metaphors, see http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/milreview/paparone_metaphors.pdf - it's only 10 pages long. Written by a PhD Air Force Colonel for practical use - it describes how metaphors draw from various unrelated sources that *seem* logical and rational but ultimately can be very misleading and sway people. It's called "Metaphors we are Led by". 10 pages. Worth the read. Thanks - let me know what you think when you read it. I've been studying metaphors and their relationship to truth + argument and how people are swayed... but his chart of how different schemas can be connected nearly imperceptibly (use of thought experiments in Science / Philosophy all the way to Politicians standing on a podium) - and you've just been convinced of something and not even see it happening was one of those "oh wow, yeah - he nailed it" moments.