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Full coverage of the Sarah Palin vs. Joe Biden vice presidential debate of the 2008 campaign season.

By Alex Picone and Tara Jons
06/18/2015 • 03:31 PM EST

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: Click or tap on any techniquesee definition - the definition will be displayed here.
 that appears in bold to show its definition.
: common folksee definition - connecting with an audience by giving the impression that you understand and share their everyday struggles and concerns.
: By using colloquial terms like "Joe six-pack" and "hockey moms" and calling for unity among ordinary citizens, Palin positions herself as a champion for everyday Americans. more...
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Obama supported increasing taxes for singles (not families) making 42K a year.[1]
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: McCain did not vote on the budget resolution in question.[1]
: cherry pickingsee definition - presenting only evidence that confirms your position, while ignoring or withholding an often more significant portion that contradicts it.
: Palin highlights only areas where she cut taxes, while not mentioning that taxes overall increased by 25% under her administration.[2]
: exaggerationsee definition - stretching the truth to make something seem more powerful or meaningful than it actually is.
: There are several hundred thousand, not millions, of small businesses that have incomes high enough to be affected by the higher tax rates.[1]
: out of contextsee definition - removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.
: Biden actually said that paying higher taxes is the patriotic thing to do for those making over $250K.[3]
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: A $5000 tax credit would cost the government about $1.3 trillion over 10 years.[1]
: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: McCain voted 11 times against funding alternative energy, and, in the other instances, just against mandating its use.[1]
: play on patriotismsee definition - condemning a pacifist, non-aggressive position as unpatriotic and one that puts the nation at risk.
: Palin characterizes Biden's plan for withdrawal from Iraq as surrendering.
: play on patriotismsee definition - condemning a pacifist, non-aggressive position as unpatriotic and one that puts the nation at risk.
: Palin characterizes Obama's willingness to talk to dictators as putting the nation at risk.
: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: Although Obama didn't say he would meet with Ahmadinejad specifically, he did say he would meet with Iranian leadership.[4]
: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: McCain didn't refuse to meet with the government of Spain; he refused to commit to meeting with the government of Spain.[1]
: innuendosee definition - implying something negative or controversial without explicitly stating it, leaving the audience to infer the intended meaning.
: By emphasizing agreement on "loving Israel" and being "so encouraged" by Biden's show of support, Palin implies that Biden's commitment to Israel was somehow in doubt, without explicitly stating it. more...
: out of contextsee definition - removing a passage or quote from its surrounding context in such a way as to distort its intended meaning.
: Obama actually said, "We've got to get the job done there, and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous problems there." [5]
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: McKiernan (not McClellan) did indeed say surge principles would not work in Afghanistan.[1]
: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: Palin's administration initially opposed the divestiture bill, which likely contributed to its failure to pass.[6]
: common folksee definition - connecting with an audience by giving the impression that you understand and share their everyday struggles and concerns.
: By sharing her experiences as a mother concerned for her children, and facing challenges like tuition and health insurance, Palin connects her personal life to that of many average Americans. more...
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Historical data actually shows that when the top marginal tax rates were at their highest, the unemployment rate was at its lowest.[7]

Number of techniques detected in the 1:32:31 video runtime:

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

6 OCCURRENCES

cherry picking:  
common folk:    
innuendo:  
quote mining:    

DISINFORMATION TACTICS

10 OCCURRENCES

exaggeration:  
false claim:          
misleading claim:        

SUMMARY

16 OCCURRENCES

Palin75%
Biden25%

References
1. "FactChecking Biden-Palin Debate". FactCheck.org. Published: October 03, 2008.

2. "Property taxes rates went down, sales tax up". Politifact. Published: October 03, 2008.

3. "Biden calls paying taxes a patriotic act". nbcnews.com. Published: September 18, 2008.

4. "Obama would keep his enemies closer". Politifact. Published: May 21, 2008.

5. "Fact check: What did Obama say about troops in Afghanistan?". CNN Politics. Published: October 06, 2008.

6. "Palin Team Opposed Divesting of Holdings to Protest Darfur". Washington Post. Published: October 04, 2008.

7. "Tax Cuts Don't Lead to Economic Growth, a New 65-Year Study Finds". The Atlantic. Published: September 16, 2012.