: exaggeration - stretching the truth to make something seem more powerful or meaningful than it actually is. : The "Disney workers" are two (2) laid off Disney workers that publicly endorsed Trump.[1]
: trying to save it - advocating for cutting a social program under the guise of trying to save it, rather than pushing to adequately fund it.
: government is the problem - slogan that promotes reducing government regulations and/or diverting public funds to the private sector.
: the outsider - a Washington insider portraying him or herself as a Washington outsider and crusading against it. [14]
: demonizing - characterizing a group or those who support an opposing viewpoint as threatening, immoral, or less than human. : Muslims.
: demonizing - characterizing a group or those who support an opposing viewpoint as threatening, immoral, or less than human. : Muslims.
: anti-intellectualism - celebrating simple-mindedness and denigrating intellectuals or those with professional credentials as being idealistic, naive, or arrogant.
: saber-rattling - making nonspecific threats of consequences to intimidate an adversary and/or impress an audience. : Kasich threatens China with taking out their systems, not putting up with Putin's nonsense, and making the rest of the world take notice.
: half truth - a statement that is essentially true, but lacking critical information and presented as the whole truth. : Cruz mentions Obama sending back the bust of Winston Churchill, without mentioning the bust was on loan to the White House and was just being returned to the UK as planned.[8]
: honor by association - defending or championing cultural sacred cows to transfer the respect, authority, and prestige associated with those symbols onto oneself. : Trump defends the police and underscores the importance of respecting those who serve, aligning himself with the honor of law enforcement. more...
: the outsider - a Washington insider portraying him or herself as a Washington outsider and crusading against it. [14]
: it's a disgrace - the use of words or phrases with strong emotional connotations to influence the audience's perception or reaction without providing substantive evidence or reasoning.
: projection - accusing an opponent of using the same underhanded tactics or committing the same misdeeds the accuser is guilty of. : Cruz rebukes other politicians for taking money from lobbyists and special interests, when much of his own backing comes from lobbyists and special interests. more...
: fault as virtue - portraying a weakness or undesirable trait as a strength by highlighting any positive aspect of it. : Trump suggests his familiarity with how the political system can be exploited by the rich—which could be seen as an admission of having exploited it himself—instead makes him the one best suited to reform it. more...
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