Regarding the example of “The president hasn’t done enough to fix the economy”.
The president makes many decisions that affect the economy. As such in the absence of any other information, vote for the incumbent if things are going well and against if things are going poorly is a decent strategy.
The president makes many decisions that affect the economy.
This may be a good instance of the exact kind of thing I am objecting to. Or it may indicate that I need to refine the concept. “I make many decisions that affect the economy,” is also a true statement. “In the absence of any other information” is a hole you could pilot an aircraft carrier through. This does nothing to specify what action would meet the criteria of “doing enough to fix the economy,” and thus doesn’t really seem at odds with my example.
The president no doubt does many things that affect health care and national health. Does it follow we should re-elect him if cancer rates are on the decline?
Regarding the example of “The president hasn’t done enough to fix the economy”.
The president makes many decisions that affect the economy. As such in the absence of any other information, vote for the incumbent if things are going well and against if things are going poorly is a decent strategy.
This may be a good instance of the exact kind of thing I am objecting to. Or it may indicate that I need to refine the concept. “I make many decisions that affect the economy,” is also a true statement. “In the absence of any other information” is a hole you could pilot an aircraft carrier through. This does nothing to specify what action would meet the criteria of “doing enough to fix the economy,” and thus doesn’t really seem at odds with my example.
The president no doubt does many things that affect health care and national health. Does it follow we should re-elect him if cancer rates are on the decline?