True, if you develop the mental model you described, instead of the `cmd source destination` model.

The `help` text for GNU coreutils `cp` starts with `Usage: cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST`.

The `help` text for GNU coreutils `ln` starts with `Usage: ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME`.

The man pages & help text aren't conducive to building the `cmd old new` mental model. `dd` makes it more explicit.