Which political party is most guilty of employing emotional appeal?

It's most definitely a wash.

Both

I'm gonna say the one that exaggerates moving a statue as trying to destroy history

All of them. Every single one.

I'm gonna say the one that exaggerates moving a statue as trying to destroy history

republicans are fueled by nostalgia for a time that they never lived in that basically never even existed

democrats are fueled by individual sob stories that is extended to be about an entire group of people or policy ("this is Mary. she's a single mom with 9 kids and works 80 hours a week to feed them. this is why we need universal healthcare")

so overall id say democrats, although republicans have their shares of emotional appeal too. but democrats always have sob stories going. remember the parents of the muslim soldier that died who spoke at the DNC this year for example?

Romulox28 posted...

republicans are fueled by nostalgia for a time that they never lived in that basically never even existed

democrats are fueled by individual sob stories that is extended to be about an entire group of people or policy ("this is Mary. she's a single mom with 9 kids and works 80 hours a week to feed them. this is why we need universal healthcare")

so overall id say democrats, although republicans have their shares of emotional appeal too. but democrats always have sob stories going. remember the parents of the muslim soldier that died who spoke at the DNC this year for example?

Yeah fuck those parents and their dead kid am I right?

Romulox28 posted...

republicans are fueled by nostalgia for a time that they never lived in that basically never even existed

democrats are fueled by individual sob stories that is extended to be about an entire group of people or policy ("this is Mary. she's a single mom with 9 kids and works 80 hours a week to feed them. this is why we need universal healthcare")

so overall id say democrats, although republicans have their shares of emotional appeal too. but democrats always have sob stories going. remember the parents of the muslim soldier that died who spoke at the DNC this year for example?

Yeah fuck those parents and their dead kid am I right?

Romulox28 posted...

republicans are fueled by nostalgia for a time that they never lived in that basically never even existed

democrats are fueled by individual sob stories that is extended to be about an entire group of people or policy ("this is Mary. she's a single mom with 9 kids and works 80 hours a week to feed them. this is why we need universal healthcare")

so overall id say democrats, although republicans have their shares of emotional appeal too. but democrats always have sob stories going. remember the parents of the muslim soldier that died who spoke at the DNC this year for example?

Yeah fuck those parents and their dead kid am I right?

At the center of both liberalism and conservatism's core values are strong emotional appeals. Care and fairness vs reverence and self-determinism.

Idk, it seems our country's to the point where "It's wrong to stereotype people or generalize them based on their race or religion" is an emotional appeal now and not, you know, moral.

Horus_Leftfield posted...

Idk, it seems our country's to the point where "It's wrong to stereotype people or generalize them based on their race or religion" is an emotional appeal now and not, you know, moral.

are you old enough to use this site

EX: Democrats often don't have much more than an emotional appeal to firearms and firearm rights

Idk, it seems our country's to the point where "It's wrong to stereotype people or generalize them based on their race or religion" is an emotional appeal now and not, you know, moral.

Horus_Leftfield posted...

Idk, it seems our country's to the point where "It's wrong to stereotype people or generalize them based on their race or religion" is an emotional appeal now and not, you know, moral.

Let's use some critical thinking here. Why do you think the parents of the slain Muslim soldier speak at the DNC? What was their objective?

Why do you think the parents of the slain Muslim soldier speak at the DNC? What was their objective?

Romulox28 posted...

Why do you think the parents of the slain Muslim soldier speak at the DNC? What was their objective?

To emphasize the fact that Muslims are as American as any other group of people and the treatment they get from the right is irrational.

Horus_Leftfield posted...

Idk, it seems our country's to the point where "It's wrong to stereotype people or generalize them based on their race or religion" is an emotional appeal now and not, you know, moral.

Let's use some critical thinking here. Why do you think the parents of the slain Muslim soldier spoke at the DNC? What was their objective?

literally everyone does this

Romulox28 posted...

Horus_Leftfield posted...

Idk, it seems our country's to the point where "It's wrong to stereotype people or generalize them based on their race or religion" is an emotional appeal now and not, you know, moral.

Let's use some critical thinking here. Why do you think the parents of the slain Muslim soldier spoke at the DNC? What was their objective?

To throw Donald Trumps anti-Muslim rhetoric back in his face and accuse him of being fake in his patriotism because while they lost their son for name of this country, he's sacrificed nothing. I'm pretty sure I'm paraphrasing that line, but it's the most memorable moment in that speech.

So is that an emotional appeal. Yes. It's also a topical rebuttal to a point made by the other side.

There's nothing wrong with emotions or appeals to them.

Broseph_Stalin posted...

Romulox28 posted...

Why do you think the parents of the slain Muslim soldier speak at the DNC? What was their objective?

To emphasize the fact that Muslims are as American as any other group of people and the treatment they get from the right is irrational.

You're getting a little warmer. Why did they speak at the DNC, though? Why not make a Youtube video, put it on Facebook, speak on the news, deliver a press conference, etc? What is special about the DNC?

Republicans are much better at it, Democrats very much like to pretend they are rational technocrats for some reason

Ideally you should be making your opinions based on facts and logic, not being swayed by emotion

It's a relativity thing. Compared to how one side handles discourse, it's basically the role you have to fill. Though I do get what you mean when it comes to stuff like the environment and health and gun control. But when the rebuttal is full of condescension, mistrust, and venom, it still looks a more organized thought process.

... At least imo.

I suspect fewer people own firearms in Hawaii than in Texas for numerous reasons like, there is more hunting in Texas.

I don't think hunters are the cause of most gun crime in the US but whatever you have to tell yourself.

your numbers specifically include legal killings, lmao

Broseph_Stalin posted...

I don't think hunters are the cause of most gun crime in the US but whatever you have to tell yourself.

your numbers specifically include legal killings, lmao

The table does say it's looking at all gun related deaths in the title.