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Concerning your point about stories not landing with some people the way they do with others, I think that's indeed a big problem, and for an additional reason to the ones you cite. Stories tend to tug at the heartstrings. People whose hearts are so "tugged" can recognize stories as emotionally manipulative. They know they're being played (to use what is probably the not the right word).

I say all that even though (and because) I agree with the priors you state in the first sentence of this blog post., even though I do agree with the power of stories, and even though I personally think they're a type of argument and in some ways a better type of argument than the more rational kind.

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