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> More like an attempt to give a concrete example on a small scale that perhaps people can relate to more readily. This style of reasoning by anecdote is the p
by gnaritas 13y ago
> More like an attempt to give a concrete example on a small scale that perhaps people can relate to more readily.
This style of reasoning by anecdote is the problem with public debate, it's an appeal to emotion rather than reason. It's really not useful. Statistics are useful, anecdotes are not.