anecdotes

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In Goolsbee’s framework, the anecdotes are the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

“This is their most effective strategy because it works. Pick up the most visceral, outrageous anecdotes and then repeat them and amplify them as much as possible,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Stories that rest on personal anecdotes always leave space for doubt, which could make the Times piece more of a Rorschach test for one’s existing politics than an election-shifting revelation.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

"But everywhere I go, people remind me of him and tell me anecdotes."

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

We often pass the time amusing ourselves with anecdotes about you.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro