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Propaganda Techniques
proof by anecdote - making a broad generalization, based on an individual story or stories that support that generalization.
Typically, the anecdote is an isolated example, but it appeals more to people's tendency to believe tangible personal testimony over abstract data or statistics.
12:26: proof by anecdote - making a broad generalization, based on an individual story or stories that support that generalization. : Trump reassures Americans that they will get better quickly from COVID, based on his own experience with COVID.
02:22: proof by anecdote - making a broad generalization, based on an individual story or stories that support that generalization. : O'Rourke argues the top concern for Booker, Texas residents is the fate of Dreamers, based on residents he and his wife spoke to going door-to-door.
09:49: proof by anecdote - making a broad generalization, based on an individual story or stories that support that generalization. : Whitehouse argues Obamacare is working, based on positive feedback he got from people he spoke to at his local insurance exchange.