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Rany asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 6 years ago

Do you agree with Republicans that "A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling?

"A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth," Mr Luntz notes in the memo.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2003/mar/04...

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  • 6 years ago

    Certainly-

    Lyin' Brian would never OMIT a scary escapade- he's ADD ONE, though!

    The factually inaccurate intel that we all knew was FALSE

    that caused us to bomb and invade Iraq

    sure was scary! emotionally compelling- like a beheading.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is compelling, not to mention instructive, yet not factual.

  • RockIt
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    As long as its labelled as Fiction.

    People don't like being deceived or lied to with stories pretending to be true that are not.

  • Mike W
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    There's no problem so long as you're clear that you're telling the story to make a point, and that it isn't to be taken as true story.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Yes, Democrats agree with that statement. They prove this every four to eight years.

  • Lee
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    A juicy lie tops a dull fact every time.

  • 6 years ago

    "We're not going to let fact checkers run our campaign" - Mitt Romney, says it all, pretty much a license to lie.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    I noticed alot of libs drooling over "Hope and Change"

  • cosmo
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Reagan was a master at this. He actually believed the stories himself.

  • LAN
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Are you asking about how Hillary embellished on being under sniper fire?

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