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    It is not the case that Human beings rely extensively upon metaphorical reasoning when learning or developing an understanding of unfamiliar concepts (Conceptualization thesis).

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    • 1.Formal domains like mathematics and logic are learned through syntactic rule-mastery and proof, not metaphorical mapping onto prior experience.
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    • 2.Lakoff and Núñez's claim that arithmetic rests on bodily metaphors conflates developmental scaffolding with the epistemic structure of mathematical knowledge.
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    • 3.A learner who understands addition only through 'collecting objects' metaphors lacks genuine mathematical understanding of the abstract operation.
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    • 1.Wittgenstein's rule-following considerations show that concept acquisition is grounded in shared practices and forms of life, not metaphorical transfer between domains.
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    • 2.If metaphor were the primary vehicle of conceptual learning, concept acquisition would require a prior stock of source-domain concepts, generating an infinite regress of metaphorical grounding.
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    • 1.Explaining an unfamiliar concept to a learner is made easier by drawing a connection to a familiar concept.
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    • 2.The 'elections are races' metaphor provides scaffolding for introducing the election concept by mapping its elements onto known elements of a foot race.
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    • 3.Appeal to the content of a familiar concept gives the learner a framework for acquiring an unfamiliar concept.
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