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: appeals 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 Everglades Trust donates largely to Republicans, including $250,000 to the Florida GOP this year.[1][2]
: Gillum points out how the organization may be compromised.
: half truth - a statement that is essentially true, but lacking critical information and presented as the whole truth. : DeSantis explains preexisting conditions were covered "in a way that would lower premiums for other people," without saying that way is by dramatically increasing rates for those with preexisting conditions.[2]
: misleading claim - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue. : When DeSantis made his "emergency room" comment, he was talking more broadly about general access to health care.[3]
: false claim - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue. : Most physicians (68.9%) actually DO accept new Medicaid patients.[4]
: pointed question - a question that is difficult to answer in an ambiguous manner without appearing to be evading or dodging.
: dysphemism - replacing neutral language with more derogatory or unpleasant terms, to instill a negative association. : The "Trump tax scam," to refer to the GOP tax bill of 2017.
: false claim - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue. : Desantis appears to be referring to crime rates for the broader area, Leon County (NOT Tallahassee).[7]
: cherry picking - presenting only evidence that confirms your position, while ignoring or withholding an often more significant portion that contradicts it. : Gillum highlights only the 5-year low crime-rate in 2017, while not mentioning the high crime-rates in prior years.[8]
: false equivalence - implying that two things are essentially the same, when they only have anecdotal similarities. : Between the FBI investigation in Tallahassee, which has direct ties to Gillum, and the Mueller investigation, which has no ties to DeSantis.[9]
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Gillum shifts the focus from questions about his ethics to questions about DeSantis' ethics.[10]
: pointed question - a question that is difficult to answer in an ambiguous manner without appearing to be evading or dodging.
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Gillum shifts the focus from his receipts to DeSantis' receipts.[11]
: guilt by association - using an opponent's links to another person or group to assign the other's beliefs, misdeeds, or other unattractive traits to the opponent. : Desantis uses Gillum's support for a group formed after the death of Trayvon Martin to identify Gillum with the group's anti-Israel, anti-law enforcement sentiments.
: guilt by association - using an opponent's links to another person or group to assign the other's beliefs, misdeeds, or other unattractive traits to the opponent. : Gillum uses DeSantis' possible involvement in a Facebook page to identify DeSantis with its xenophobic, racist views.
: honor by association - Defending or championing cultural sacred cows in order to transfer the respect, authority, and prestige associated with those symbols onto oneself. : Veterans.[13]
: honor by association - Defending or championing cultural sacred cows in order to transfer the respect, authority, and prestige associated with those symbols onto oneself. : Law enforcement.
: dysphemism - replacing neutral language with more derogatory or unpleasant terms, to instill a negative association. : The word "caging" to describe holding migrant children in chain-link fenced holding areas in U.S. border facilities.
: cherry picking - presenting only evidence that confirms your position, while ignoring or withholding an often more significant portion that contradicts it. : DeSantis highlights only the Tallahassee murder rate, while not mentioning that Tallahassee's overall crime rate is not the highest in the state.[7]
: pointed question - a question that is difficult to answer in an ambiguous manner without appearing to be evading or dodging.
: hyperbole - an extravagant statement or figure of speech used for effect, not intended to be taken literally. : Characterizing DeSantis as "wholly owned" by the NRA.
: cherry picking - presenting only evidence that confirms your position, while ignoring or withholding an often more significant portion that contradicts it. : DeSantis highlights only the 2017 Tallahassee murder rate, while not mentioning that Tallahassee's overall crime rate was at its lowest in years.[7]
: pointed question - a question that is difficult to answer in an ambiguous manner without appearing to be evading or dodging.
: passing the buck - shifting blame onto someone else for self-exoneration or to direct attention away from those really at fault. : For school shootings onto local law enforcement, the local school board and administrator, and the FBI.
: non-sequitur - response that doesn't follow logically from or isn't related to anything previously asked or said. : DeSantis turns a question about whether Trump is a good role model for children into a monologue of his support for moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
: proclaiming weakness - using the words "weak" or "weakness" to instill negative emotions when associated with an opponent or group.
: slogan - a brief, striking phrase that people will remember, typically designed to evoke emotional appeals and reinforce a specific message or idea. : "He's trying out to be the Trump apprentice."
: hyperbole - an extravagant statement or figure of speech used for effect, not intended to be taken literally. : Characterizing DeSantis' toadyism to Trump as him worshipping at Trump's feet.
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