Person of the Year;2016 Bernie sanders. Chart.

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Claim

(Criteria)

Evidence

Warrants (Explanations)

A survivor’s sense of power

Clever, smart

She realized that the Communists worshipped science (and not God) so she so she chose to study physics, and completed a PhD in chemistry.

She knew things took a long time in her environment so she could look towards the future. She had a patient plodding style.

A scientist’s devotion to data

Inquisitive

She relished scientific inquiry – intellectual diligence and a quest for the most reliable data. Her method is to study a problem to its foundations, vacuum up data and ask endless questions.

She leads from behind

A strong leader

Some people underestimated her, but others felt her power and energy. At school, she preferred to sit at the back because she “liked the overview”.

A captain of a ship stands at the back and sets the course for direction. (Analogy)

She stands firm against tyranny

Smart; clever

She was able to manage Putin. She led the West’s response to Putin’s creeping theft of Ukraine.

She managed a debt crisis

A problem solver

She steered members of the Economic Union (EU) through a debt crisis. The Euro currency was shared by 19 nations but it became endangered by the default of one member, Greece. It could have been the end of the union but she managed to keep it together.

She made her stand

Strong; steadfast

She came from a country in which she experienced economic collapse. She deemed that Greece could only be rescued if it followed austerity measures. The civic culture of Greece, in which the rich avoided taxes and the government spent lavishly, had to change or Greece would face expulsion from the Euro Zone. This cemented her status as a leader of Europe.

She asks a lot people

A good negotiator

A good debater

She mounted a global conference on climate change which ended with a promise to reduce greenhouse- gas emissions. She works a system, perseveres and seeks consensus.

She likes to have public opion behind her. She commissions hundreds of surveys. She moves very very carefully.

She is unafraid

courageous

She opened Germany’s doors to 1 million asylum seekers. (Generous, open-hearted. She doesn’t like walls)

She understands freedom

She has deep values of generosity, tolerance and humanity.

She grew up in East Germany. She felt like she was within the walls of a fortress. She was a citizen of the Soviet bloc. She journeyed to Bulgaria and stared over the border to Greece. Television stations were beamed in from West Germany. She dreamed of visiting California.

Tough; a challenger

She demonstrated bold, moral and practical leadership when she welcomed vulnerable migrants despite the political costs,

She is a steadfast moral leader. She has a ‘can-do’ attitude.

Determined; optimistic

She welcomed refugees. She views the refugees as victims to be rescued, not invaders to be repelled, even though her approval ratings dropped more than 20 points.