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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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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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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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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