Though all shorthand is fraught, I believe to conservatives, "elite" or "elitism" refers to the attitude of those so labeled: paternalistic, we-know-better, we must subject the common people to rules we don't have to follow; in other words, "liberal."
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"anti-life position"?
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Sorry, anti-choice position.
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Yes, of course I realize the framing depends on who is doing the framing. But even "draw[ing] conclusions from real world behavior and social context" is done all the time and people reach opposite conclusions, or reach conclusions based on confirmation bias.
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