Is a hot dog a sandwich?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is a hot dog a sandwich?". Your opponent's style: Sherlock Holmes

We are slaves

I need context. Are you claiming hot dogs are slaves to the sandwich category? That's your opening move? Here's the problem: slavery implies forced subordination to an external master. A hot dog isn't subjugated by sandwich taxonomy—it simply exists outside it. The sandwich requires two separate bread pieces enclosing filling. A hot dog's bun is continuous, architecturally singular. That's not oppression. That's a different category entirely. You're confusing classification with domination. A hot dog doesn't yearn to escape the sandwich label because it never belonged there to begin with. So either clarify what you're actually arguing, or admit the metaphor collapses under scrutiny.