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PLI Voicing Our Values 2024 Edition COVER
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How and Why to Use This Book
1. The Science of Persuasion
1. You can’t persuade everyone!
2. Evade the trap of confirmation bias
3. Five Mistakes in Persuasion
3. Use Three Rules of Persuasion
4. Avoid three common mistakes in persuasion
4. The Politics of Race, Class and Group Identification
5. How to talk about economic policy
5. The Philosophy of Progressive Values
Civil rights and liberties
Climate Change
Crime
Environmental protection
Government regulation
Government spending
Gun violence
Health care
LGBTQ+
Public schools
Taxes
Voting
7. Consumer Protection
7. Freedom, Opportunity and Security
8. How to Improve Nonverbal Presentation
9. Environment & Smart Growth
9. How to Argue Against Right-Wing Economics
10. Government Performance
10. How to Rebut Logical Fallacies
11. How to Answer Twenty Tough Questions
12. Public Safety
13. Reproductive Rights
14. Social Services
17. Wages & Benefits
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