The Line Between Persuasion and Manipulation in Policy Analysis

In my most recent version of my graduate class in “Statistics for Public Sector Managers“, one of our weekly assignments asked class participants to write a short opinion piece on the issue of persuasive presentation vs. manipulation in the context of visualization for policy analysis.

What is the proper role of the policy analysts as public servant: to understand how the decision maker (e.g., the Minister) might be influenced by visual rhetoric and use that to make the analysis resonate with her, or to avoid visualization techniques and stick to the neutral presentation of facts?

I was really impressed by the thoughtfulness and insight that these grad students in our masters of public administration program brought to the question, and offer these link to their blog posts for your perusal.

So, in no particular order,

• The Issue of Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation – Junnet Ferguson
• Policy Analysts as Persuasive or Manipulative? Both Exist – Jennifer Dawson
• Policy Analyst: persuasive vs manipulative presentation of infographics – Sheldon Grant
• Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation: The role of ethics in the world of Policy Analysts – Nyoka Grant
• Honest Research then Persuasive Presentation – Hsin-Hua Wei
• To Persuade or Not to Persuade – That is the Question – Amber Fournier
• Policy analysis & the fine line between persuasive visualization and manipulation – Amanda Noubarian
• The “Right Things” Of The Policy Analysts – Yuhao Wang
• Tis Better To Have Made A Persuasive Presentation and Lost Than to Have Manipulated Data and Won – Alykhan Bhanji
• Visualizations: Manipulation or Persuasion? – Parvin Yazdanparast
• Persuasion vs. Manipulation – Josh Wesaquate
• Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation – Aytak Isgandar
• Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation – Jocelyn Crivea
• Persuasive presentation vs. manipulation in public sector. Is any of those practices acceptable? – Silvana Guerrero
• Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation – Rabaka Sultana
• Using Visualization Rhetoric Ethically – Felice McKay
• Addressing the issue of persuasive presentation vs. manipulation. – Olakunle Elatuyi
• Persuasive Presentation vs Manipulation – Olha Stakhova
• Visualizations? For Briefings? Are Those Allowed? – Taylor Rieger
• Effective tool to present the facts – Nanawa Yasui Drummond
• Persuasive Presentation or Manipulation, what to use? – Nataliia Karpiak
• Role of Public Managers and Analysts in Public Management – Jubilee Ukachukwu
• Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation – Serhii Matviichuk
• The Line Between Persuasion and Manipulation – Bintu Jabbie
• The Spiderman Principle – Amanda Willcox
• Persuasive presentation vs Manipulation: The role of the Policy Data Analyst – Sulaiman Jalloh
• Persuasive Presentation versus Manipulation – Deborah Efere Akporijesu
• Persuasive presentation Vs Manipulation – Damilola Fadeyi
• Persuasive presentation vs. manipulation. Is it possible to use the visualization and stay neutral at the same time? – Sofiia Zdolyny
• Analysts Must Communicate The Truth In Anyway Possible – Brian Broqueza
• As a Policy Analyst in the Public Service it is important that all facts are accurate and the information is clear and correct when presented to the decision maker – Sharese Cyr
• Persuasion versus Manipulation – Chris Belhumeur
• Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation of Decision-Makers by Policy Analysts – Hannah Leigh Gregory
• Persuasive presentation vs Manipulation: which one is better for Policy Analyst? – Kayode Osobu
• Persuasive presentation vs. manipulation in regards to visualization – Jashua Yoko I
• Persuasive Presentation versus Manipulation – Muaamar Batawil
• Persuasive Presentation vs. Manipulation – Umair Cheema
• Self-Awareness as a Public Servant – Hannah Elich

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