Results prudently Prudence Caution Prudent Action achieved 7 8 9 Figure I Coding Examples for Each of Nine 1 Matrix Cells (I approve/disapprove because…) Effectiveness Row 1 Assertiveness Bush is a decisive person.” “President don’t President Obama is tough enough with Republicans” “I 2 Action Obama supported extension of the Bush tax cuts.” “President Bush should not be advocating limits on stem cell research.” “President 3 Results Bush helped eradicate AIDS in Africa.” “President Obama said his stimulus plan would get unemployment below 10 percent by “President now, but it hasn’t.” Morality Row Cells 4 Virtue was generous of Obama to acknowledge Speaker Boehner’s rise from modest “It beginnings in his 2014 State of the Union Address.” struck me as hypocritical for Bush to brandish his godliness while savagely attacking “It Kerry in his campaign ads.” 5 Moral Action Child Left Behind was a worthy effort by President Bush to close the gap between “No black and white, rich and poor.” do not believe it is right for President Obama to use drones because they threaten “I civilians as well as terrorists.” 6 Ethical Results think Bush did the right thing when he ignored conservative ideology to support the “I TARP bailout. It prevented another Great Depression.” was wrong for Obama to tell us we could keep our health insurance coverage just to “It win support for the ACA, then to cancel our coverage after the law was on the books.” Prudence Row 7 Caution is a careful, thoughtful guy.” ”Obama is an instinct player.” “Bush 8 Prudent Action Obama took great pains to make a well-grounded decision before sending “President more troops to Afghanistan.” way Bush rushed us into Iraq seemed reckless to me.” “The 9 Results Prudently Achieved was smart to accept Putin’s offer to help get Syria to give up its chemical weapons. Better that way than with air strikes!”
Prudence Caution 7 Prudent Action 8 Results prudently achieved 9 Figure I Coding Examples for Each of Nine 1 Matrix Cells (I approve/disapprove because…) Effectiveness Row 1 Assertiveness “President Bush is a decisive person.” “I don’t President Obama is tough enough with Republicans” 2 Action “President Obama supported extension of the Bush tax cuts.” “President Bush should not be advocating limits on stem cell research.” 3 Results “President Bush helped eradicate AIDS in Africa.” “President Obama said his stimulus plan would get unemployment below 10 percent by now, but it hasn’t.” Morality Row Cells 4 Virtue “It was generous of Obama to acknowledge Speaker Boehner’s rise from modest beginnings in his 2014 State of the Union Address.” “It struck me as hypocritical for Bush to brandish his godliness while savagely attacking Kerry in his campaign ads.” 5 Moral Action “No Child Left Behind was a worthy effort by President Bush to close the gap between black and white, rich and poor.” “I do not believe it is right for President Obama to use drones because they threaten civilians as well as terrorists.” 6 Ethical Results “I think Bush did the right thing when he ignored conservative ideology to support the TARP bailout. It prevented another Great Depression.” “It was wrong for Obama to tell us we could keep our health insurance coverage just to win support for the ACA, then to cancel our coverage after the law was on the books.” Prudence Row 7 Caution ”Obama is a careful, thoughtful guy.” “Bush is an instinct player.” 8 Prudent Action “President Obama took great pains to make a well-grounded decision before sending more troops to Afghanistan.” “The way Bush rushed us into Iraq seemed reckless to me.” 9 Results Prudently Achieved was smart to accept Putin’s offer to help get Syria to give up its chemical weapons. Better that way than with air strikes!”