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: FUD - making dire warnings or raising doubt about an issue, while provided little or no specifics or evidence to support the claims. : Warning that pushing for "single-payer" healthcare could threaten the existence of Obamacare and leave people without any insurance at all.
: slogan - a brief, striking phrase that people will remember, which typically acts on emotional appeals. : "A progressive is someone who makes progress."
: slogan - a brief, striking phrase that people will remember, which typically acts on emotional appeals. : "I am a progressive who gets things done."
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Clinton shifts the focus from doubts about her progressiveness to doubts about the progressiveness of other Democrats.
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Clinton shifts the focus from doubts about her progressiveness to doubts about Sanders' progressiveness.
: slogan - a brief, striking phrase that people will remember, which typically acts on emotional appeals. : "I'm a progressive who likes to get things done."
: going negative - characterizing criticism from an opponent as being underhanded, unfair, or indecent in some way.
: bandwagon - creating social pressure to conform by promoting a sense of inevitable victory.
: fault as virtue - technique where a weakness is presented as a strength, by focusing on any positive aspect of it. : Sanders characterizes his lack of support from other politicians as proof that he's not part of the establishment and is fueled by grassroots support.
: red herring - throwing an irrelevant fact into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand. : Clinton brings up her being the first woman to run for president, which has no relation to her being or not being part of the establishment.
: appeal to compromised authority - insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome. : The "respected health economist" Clinton cites served in the Clinton administration.[2]
: projection - accusing an opponent of using the same underhanded tactics or committing the same misdeeds the accuser is guilty of. : Clinton accuses Sanders of attacking her character, as she attacks his character.
: going negative - characterizing criticism from an opponent as being underhanded, unfair, or indecent in some way.
: appeal to ignorance - raising doubt by suggesting something is true because it has not yet been proven false. : Clinton proclaims that her votes couldn't have been influenced by donations, because it hasn't been proven that they were influenced by donations.
: projection - accusing an opponent of using the same underhanded tactics or committing the same misdeeds the accuser is guilty of. : Clinton accuses Sanders of artfully smearing her, after artfully smearing him.
: appeal to pity - portraying oneself as a victim in order to gain sympathy and manufacture justification for attacking your opponents.
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Clinton shifts the focus from questionable votes she made to a questionable vote Sanders made, while claiming she's not questioning his motives.
: appeal to compromised authority - insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome. : Half of the "group of national security experts," who have concerns with Sanders also have ties to military contractors.[4]
: FUD - making dire warnings or raising doubt about an issue, while provided little or no specifics or evidence to support the claims. : Warning that the Koch brothers want to privatize the VA when CVA’s proposal would be modeled after Amtrak, which is not a private entity.[5]
: false equivalency - implying that two things are essentially the same, when they only have anecdotal similarities. : Between Clinton's emails, a scandal of her own making, and Benghazi, a scandal being pushed by her political opponents.
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Clinton shifts the focus from her inappropriately using private email to other secretaries of state inappropriately using private email.[6]
: euphemism - replacing accurate language that may be offensive with language that is more palatable, to instill a positive association. : The term "security review" to describe the FBI investigation into Clinton's handling of emails .
: labeling - pigeon-holing a person or group into a simple category and assigning names and/or beliefs to that category. : Clinton casts Sanders as a bleeding heart only and herself and as not only caring but also sober and rational.
: innuendo - implying something without actually saying it, which can't be refuted because it wasn't actually said. : Clinton characterizes Sanders supporters as being naive and idealistic, without actually saying it.
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appeal to ignorance: bandwagon: euphemism: false equivalency: fault as virtue: FUD: labeling: projection: red herring: slogan: whataboutism: