When thinking about the term value of anecdotes, it might also be helpful to think about heft or influence. Influence is a complicated word (as used by Harold Bloom), so I'll stick with heft for a bit. Heft means to left but it also means weight -- influential weight, that is. When something has heft, it declares itself present. It will not be ignored.
There are anecdotes with heft. I'm trying to think of them.
Oh, we're on Wikipedia!
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