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'''Political cards''' are tactics used by [[liberals]] in politics, the media, and other adversarial settings in order to appeal to emotion or even prejudice rather than reason. The term is a metaphor for what happens in the card game of [[bridge]], where one card can be played to "trump" (defeat) all other cards. Indeed, there are 52 political cards, just as in a deck of cards for bridge.
'''Political cards''' are tactics used by [[liberals]], [[athiests]], [[homosexuals]], [[women]] or indeed nearly any non-conservative in politics, the media, and other adversarial settings in order to appeal to emotion or even prejudice rather than reason. The term is a metaphor for what happens in the card game of [[bridge]], where one card can be played to "trump" (defeat) all other cards. Indeed, there are 52 political cards (although conceptually there could be many more or less), just as in a deck of cards for bridge.
In contrast with most card games, however, a political card can be played at any time, no matter how irrational or irrelevant to the topic. Many liberal articles and commentaries consist of little more playing one or more political cards.
In contrast with most card games, however, a political card can be played at any time, no matter how irrational or irrelevant to the topic. Many liberal articles and commentaries consist of little more playing one or more political cards.
| cherry picking data card
| cherry picking data card
| selectively picking out cases that support one's arguments from a wide variety of material and ignoring all the cases that don't
| selectively picking out cases that support one's arguments from a wide variety of material and ignoring all the cases that don't
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| Conservapedia
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| dishonest and easy to point out counterexamples
| dishonest and easy to point out counterexamples
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| Elite card
| Elite card
| claiming that a policy benefits the rich and powerful
| claiming that a policy benefits the rich and powerful / claiming that somebody is evil because he doesn't get around with some people
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| Guilt by association card
| Guilt by association card
| insinuating that someone is bad because he was once in the same room with some extremist
| insinuating that someone is bad because he was once in the same room with some extremist or otherwise in contact
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