Be prepared for alternate evidence, frequently anecdotal. Ministers and their staffers often use anecdotes to bolster their arguments and advocacy
In the private sector this is when I jump ship. I quit my last job over this.
You left this beautiful bit out:
A personal experience can be more powerful than impersonal evidence. Accept that these anecdotes form part of evidence-based policy, albeit selective and incomplete, and recognize the limitations of available data. Strengthen your own advice by illustrating existing evidence with anecdotes.
Yeah that part was fine, I just hate when I present findings to be met with “well I think” when the numbers are concretely showing the opposite.
My thoughts are obviously equal to your facts. Therefore I’m right.
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