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Neil Cavuto interviews Congressmen Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows on the release of the Mueller Report.

By Adriel Atwater
04/21/2019 • 12:00 AM 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.
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: The Mueller Report concluded neither that there was no obstruction or no collusion.[1][2]
: cherry pickingsee definition - presenting only evidence that confirms your position, while ignoring or withholding an often more significant portion that contradicts it.
: Jordan lists only the cost and labor-related aspects of the Mueller investigation, while ignoring its findings.
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Trump did want to fire Bob Mueller and that appears to be what happened.[3]
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: The Steele dossier was not the origin of the Mueller investigation. George Papadopoulos's contact with Russian intermediaries was.[4]
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Cavuto just cited a poll that said "close to half" of Americans say enough already, which is not "everybody."
: the American peoplesee definition - (a form of bandwagon) promoting a position as having the overwhelming support of all Americans, while providing no evidence that it does.
: half truthsee definition - a statement that is essentially true, but lacking critical information and presented as the whole truth.
: Jordan mentions Mueller "chose" not to indict, without mentioning there's a DOJ policy preventing Mueller from indicting a sitting president.[5]
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Cavuto's poll said "close to half" of Americans want to move on, which is not most.
: dysphemismsee definition - replacing or augmenting otherwise accurate or neutral language with more derogatory or unappealing terms to instill a negative association.
: The term "spying" characterizes a standard investigatory action as covert and unethical, instead of using a neutral term like "conducting surveillance." more...
: whataboutismsee definition - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others.
: Meadows shifts the focus from concerns about Trump’s conduct to past controversies involving Clinton and then Schiff—diverting attention away from Trump's actions. more...
: half truthsee definition - a statement that is essentially true, but lacking critical information and presented as the whole truth.
: Meadows mentions that Mueller didn't indict Trump, without mentioning there's a DOJ policy preventing Mueller from indicting a sitting president.[5]
: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: It may also have been DOJ policy, not a lack of proof, that prevented Mueller bringing charges.[5]
: whataboutismsee definition - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others.
: Meadows shifts the focus from whether Trump associates did enough to raise alarms about Russian interference in the 2016 election to accusing Obama of the same—diverting criticism onto the prior administration. more...
: fault as virtuesee definition - portraying a weakness or undesirable trait as a strength by highlighting any positive aspect of it.
: Jordan suggests the repeated Russian baiting of Trump associates—which could be viewed as a sign they were corruptible—instead is a reassuring sign of the campaign's integrity. more...

Number of techniques detected in the 12:29 video runtime:

PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

5 OCCURRENCES

cherry picking:  
dysphemism:  
fault as virtue:  
whataboutism:    

DISINFORMATION TACTICS

8 OCCURRENCES

false claim:          
half truth:    
misleading claim:  

SUMMARY

13 OCCURRENCES

Jordan54%
Meadows46%

References
1. "AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Barr distort Mueller report findings". AP News. Published: May 01, 2019.

3. "Trump says he did not try to fire Mueller. Here's what Mueller's report says.". The Washington Post. Published: April 26, 2019.

4. "Dossier Not What 'Started All of This'". FactCheck.org. Published: March 27, 2019.

6. "Barr says he thinks the government spied on the Trump campaign". NBC News. Published: April 10, 2019.