Randomized pull-out, yeay, as better representing social media. This is selecting on the dependent variable type pull-out.
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Replying to @zeynep
There's nothing wrong with picking something that's illustrative, *if* it is indeed illustrative.
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Replying to @dfreelon
Absolutely. So little work goes into figuring out *if* something is illustrative; and so easy to keep picking same type example.
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Replying to @zeynep
I find posts that get thousands of shares/RTs incredibly telling... not the only thing that matters but a major indicator
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Replying to @dfreelon
Yes; and in my case the claim is that tweets that unrepresentatively ridicule or define "the other" gets 1000s of RTs/shares.
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Replying to @zeynep
Interesting that what goes viral is the mocking frame, not the original sentiment.
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BTW I agree it's too easy to cast bad-faith aspersions on ppl you don't like online. Confirmation bias ensures a receptive audience
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Replying to @dfreelon
the examples (like this one) may be warranted; the problem is how common they are, and how they substitute for broader analyses.
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Replying to @zeynep
yeah but that's for nerds like us. Potshots are way more fun...
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Replying to @dfreelon
LOL, yes. But also, point isn't that those voters were all a bunch of angels unfairly mischaracterized by liberal elites.
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Just how not understanding representativeness and validity issues—long term weakness of media—is now even worse, and more common.
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