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Re:Attempts to scientifically “rationalize” policy may be da... by jvanderbot on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:33AM (#28695078)
More concretely, there are also concerns with one side judging their own arguments (be them of any of the big three types) as valid without concern for their ability to convince others.

If you treat logos, pathos, and ethos as a self-certified checklist, you are doomed to fail as well. You must provide arguments of each three types that are convincing to others. Above all else, preaching to the choir is (IMHO) the biggest problem in my political environment (USA).

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Re:Attempts to scientifically “rationalize” policy may be da... by hobs on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:39AM (#28695183)
In the context of politicians in the USA they will not perceive its a problem until it stop working.

Given how strong gerrymandering is there's no benefit to reaching out to the other side, just hold the line while scoring political points.

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Re:Attempts to scientifically “rationalize” policy may be da... by jvanderbot on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @12:17PM (#28695794)
There are many other problems as well, but I think the topic of conversation in this thread is the oratory skills of policy makers, which might explain a few downvotes.
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