Definition
A structural metaphor is a conventional metaphor in which one concept is understood and expressed in terms of another structured, sharply defined concept
Examples
(English)
Here are some examples of the argument-as-war structural metaphor:
- Your claims are indefensible.
- He attacked every weak point in my argument.
- His criticisms were right on target.
- I demolished his argument.
Sources 1
- Lakoff, G. and Johnson 1980, 4-5, 61