Recall that Nixon and Kennedy both reference statistics about the Soviet Union's gross national product (GNP) and fac about health insurance. Analyze how the candidates use the information to arrive at different conclusions or achieve different ends. Answer these questions in your analysis:
• How do the candidates' interpretations of the evidence differ?
• Which speaker do you believe makes a more effective argument based on that evidence, and why?
TIP: Many arguments center on disagreements about basic facts, but in this case, Nixon and Kennedy generally agree the same information. They just draw different conclusions about what that information means.