On Wednesday evening, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow opened her show with a series of arguments that claimed that current Democratic president Barack Obama is to the right on a number of positions of Republican presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and even Ronald Reagan. I’m not suggesting that you should accept her position or that she is correct. Instead, I’m suggesting that she does a great job of presenting her argument with solid evidence. The sort of thing editorial writers ought to do. Her techniques can be used by any writer left or right. No matter what you think or don’t think of her politics, pay attention to how she presents an argument. Watch from the beginning to about the 3:50 point:
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