I'm also referring to the proof by anecdote method of "analysis." Also the idea that my "narrative" is all I need to understand the world, and my narrative permits me to browbeat anyone I please because I'm the oppressed.

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Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
I'm also referring to the proof by anecdote method of "analysis."

Ronald Reagan became a role model for policy by anecdote. That was a landmark in the devaluation of rigorous critical thinking in our society.