Comments on: How Low Can They Go, Pt. III http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/07/21/how-low-can-they-go-pt-iii/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:28:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott H. http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/07/21/how-low-can-they-go-pt-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-31333 Scott H. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:56:11 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=4241#comment-31333 Just remember that peoples' attitudes about Congress tend to be bifurcated: the hate Congress (as an institution), but tend to love their individual Congressman/woman.....or at least like them better (or dislike them less) than Congress as a whole While there are obvious exceptions (individual members of Congress with approval rating as low or lower than those of Congress)....this is true more often than it isn't. Don't make the mistake of generalizing about the individual based on characteristics of the aggregate (also known as the "ecological fallacy"). Just remember that peoples’ attitudes about Congress tend to be bifurcated: the hate Congress (as an institution), but tend to love their individual Congressman/woman…..or at least like them better (or dislike them less) than Congress as a whole

While there are obvious exceptions (individual members of Congress with approval rating as low or lower than those of Congress)….this is true more often than it isn’t. Don’t make the mistake of generalizing about the individual based on characteristics of the aggregate (also known as the “ecological fallacy”).

]]> By: dosxyada http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/07/21/how-low-can-they-go-pt-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-31286 dosxyada Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:34:41 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=4241#comment-31286 "It’s not that we’re cynical anarchists or anything like that (editor’s note: we are )" I guess you turned to anarchy because it's just too embarassing to admit that you're a Republican these days. “It’s not that we’re cynical anarchists or anything like that (editor’s note: we are )”

I guess you turned to anarchy because it’s just too embarassing to admit that you’re a Republican these days.

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]]> By: It's doo doo, baby! http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/07/21/how-low-can-they-go-pt-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-31256 It's doo doo, baby! Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:52:45 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=4241#comment-31256 Nah, that's you being sanctimonious. No word yet about approval ratings for scuzzy convicted felons. Will pass those along once they come in. Nah, that’s you being sanctimonious. No word yet about approval ratings for scuzzy convicted felons. Will pass those along once they come in.

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