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Rephrase arguments around data versus emotional. (#1212)

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Right now, the text is disallowing appeals to logic (which are persuasive methods, per the linked wikipedia article). Consensus seems to be that this is unintentional.

Co-authored-by: Chandler Carruth <chandlerc@gmail.com>
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@@ -455,11 +455,9 @@ need to make the best decision for Carbon.
It's fine that some people have a specific belief of which decision would be
best; however, framing their contributions to the discussion as surfacing the
information that underpins that belief will make the discussion more
constructive, welcoming, and effective. Overall, everyone should strive to
minimize their use of [rhetoric](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric) or
other
[persuasive methods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion#List_of_methods)
to the extent they can.
constructive, welcoming, and effective. Overall, everyone should strive to focus
on data-based arguments to the extent they can, minimizing their use of appeals
to emotion or excessive rhetoric.
None of this should preclude gathering information like polls of opinion among
groups, or signaling agreement. Where community members stand and how many agree