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Propaganda Techniques

proof by anecdote - making a broad generalization, based on an individual story or stories that support that generalization.

12:26: proof by anecdotesee definition - 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 it.

02:22: proof by anecdotesee definition - 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 anecdotesee definition - 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.