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International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Senior Editor @ArcDigi. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.

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    Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Apr 26

    Right focuses on individual medical cases (Terri Schiavo, Alfie Evans), left does not. Even during Obamacare repeal debate, left mostly cited stats--"millions will lose insurance"--rather than illustrative case Not sure why. Prefer anecdote/emotion to data for political argument?

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      2. RWAResearch‏ @ResearchRwa Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        Just a random observation but it fits in a loose way the right / left split between emphasis on individuals vs the collective. (But I'd note that the left likes anecdotes when it comes to, say, police racial bias, and the right tends to say "show me the stats").

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      3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Apr 26
        Replying to @ResearchRwa

        Right. My observation was about medical issues specifically. I can name Schiavo, Evans, and Charlie Gard, but not an individual medical case the left has highlighted. But I can name Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Philando Castile.

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      4. RWAResearch‏ @ResearchRwa Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        Well, they've tried. Billy Koehler, for example, as a "guy who died because he couldn't get insurance". But I had to Google it to recall the name. So I agree the right plays the anecdote card more effectively on this topic.

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      2. Michael Esposito‏ @meesposito Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        You're probably familiar with George Lakoff's work. He does a good job of explaining why the left's use of statistics doesn't move voters' choices as effectively as the right's.

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      3. Michael Esposito‏ @meesposito Apr 26
        Replying to @meesposito @NGrossman81

        The right appeals to raw emotion, and that translates into action more effectively than statistics. Now, however, the paradigm is beginning to shift with the increased activism of women and young people. Time will tell if it has an effect on the results of the midterm elections.

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      4. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Apr 26
        Replying to @meesposito

        That strikes me as excessive generalization. My observation was specifically about medical cases. The left highlights individual cases and plays to emotion on other issues (e.g. police violence), but seems to focus more on stats for arguments about health policy.

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      2. craigsuperstar‏ @craigsuperstar Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        ?? Anecdotes from the left about people who need more subsidies for their care are extremely common.

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      3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Apr 26
        Replying to @craigsuperstar

        Without looking it up, can you name one?

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      4. craigsuperstar‏ @craigsuperstar Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        If there was one celebrity case, it could be solved with a quick fundraiser. That wouldn't meet their needs. They want to increase the pervasiveness of the welfare state.

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      2. Gerrymandering Bastard‏ @Schlubster Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        This may come as a surprise, but there are actual people involved in those stats.

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      3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Apr 26
        Replying to @Schlubster

        Obviously. But that doesn't explain why the right highlights individual medical cases and the left both pays little attention to those specific cases and chooses not to focus on individual cases when making arguments about health policy.

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      4. Gerrymandering Bastard‏ @Schlubster Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        Because it is easier to kill millions when they are mere numbers. Just ask Stalin.

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      1. Mark Shultz‏ @mark_my_words92 Apr 27
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        The simplest answer is the easiest, dude. One side is more comfortable talking stats, because the stats tend to bolster their argument.

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      1. Jerry Jordan‏ @lighthousejerry Apr 26
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        They do this for everything.

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      1. Dan McLaughlin‏ @djmlaw1 Apr 26
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      1. Living in HELLton‏ @TheAlphaDoug Apr 26
        Replying to @NGrossman81

        You’ve hit upon the main difference between the left and he right. Whenever I overhear a conversation between the two, one is citing stats and facts, the other is talking anecdotally.

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