Issues are rarely as simple as most people make them out to be. This is especially true in politics. I watched a couple videos which called this out to me once again. They are pretty short but hopefully will help people understand why they need to get into the details more when they hear arguments. Anyone that offers a simple story is probably not giving you the facts. The last video one dissects a political ad running in the state of Washington right now. It think it is important for everyone though because I am sure everyone has plenty of ads running in their state now, and like this one I am sure they all use distortion of facts and half truths to paint a picture.

Hopefully this does not discourage anyone but encourages you to find the principles you stand behind in the details of the argument, so you can stand behind the person whom really does hold those principles.