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Demagoguery instructions August 9, 2013 9:59 am TB

Article here.

Actual document here. 80 page PDF, but an easy read.

While this document happens to address guns, it’s much more important to note that the heavy emphasis placed by these people on emotion over intelligence as a political strategy, is common to multiple issues.

This post is not intended to open a gun discussion. It’s about political weaponry.

  • Is this supposed to be new, surprising, or unexpected? n/t by RobVG 2013-08-09 19:01:25
    • When an interest group's policy contributes to a calamity you think it's unfair to point that out??!! by bowser 2013-08-09 17:16:32
      • It's only propaganda if you don't agree with it. by ER 2013-08-09 11:47:29
        • Correction noted and made. by TB 2013-08-09 11:59:47
          • advocacy would be better by alcaray 2013-08-09 12:47:19
            • Not as accurate. by TB 2013-08-09 12:54:23
              • This is a study with advice on how to further one's favored policy. by alcaray 2013-08-09 21:01:47
            • Yes, that is MUCH more accurate. by ER 2013-08-09 12:20:07

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