In the overall conception, this paper uses fables for reasoning from beginning to end. The author made up a fable about the dialogue between Hebo and Beihai Ruo. Through the dialogue between two mythical figures, he expanded his reasoning and expounded his views, which greatly enhanced the literariness of the article. Zhuangzi is the most romantic prose in the pre-Qin period.

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In argumentation, the abstract truth is often explained by figurative metaphor, and metaphorical reasoning is mostly individual-to-individual comparative argumentation. In the application of comparative argument, there are analogical arguments with similar nature, such as the comparison between Frog in the Well, Summer Insect in Time and Poet in Teaching. It also includes comparative argumentation with opposite nature, such as Qu Shi and Viewing the Sea. The comparison between Hebo, who is famous for ugliness and can be compared with Dali in language, is comparative argumentation.