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Alisyn Camerota interviews Sebastian Gorka about defeating ISIS and Russian meddling.

By KC Dennison
07/16/2017 • 12:00 AM EST

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: Click or tap on any techniquesee definition - the definition will be displayed here.
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: minimizationsee definition - portraying something you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, to divert attention from it and onto matters deemed more important.
: Gorka downplays Trump's failure to address election meddling by Putin, given what he claims are more urgent priorities like saving lives in Syria. more...
: reversal of realitysee definition - a statement that is not only verifiably false, but is the exact opposite of the truth.
: Trump was generally perceived as weak, not forceful, in Helsinki, and his message to Putin was not clear, but at odds with his own intelligence agencies. more...
: minimizationsee definition - portraying something you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, to divert attention from it and onto matters deemed more important.
: Gorka trivializes concerns about election meddling, given what he defines as "national security"—a category that seemingly excludes election interference. more...
: whataboutismsee definition - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others.
: Gorka shifts the focus from Don Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer to get dirt on Clinton to a DNC consultant meeting with Ukrainian officials to get dirt on Manafort—redirecting scrutiny onto his opponent. more...
: ad hominemsee definition - attacking the character or motive of the person making an argument, rather than addressing the argument itself.
: Gorka dismisses any concerns about Russian contacts with Trump associates—not by addressing questions of transparency, but by attacking CNN's ratings. more...
: whataboutismsee definition - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others.
: Gorka shifts the focus from the questionable actions of Trump associates to the questionable actions of the Clintons—redirecting scrutiny onto his opponent. more...

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PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

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DISINFORMATION TACTICS

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reversal of reality:  

SUMMARY

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