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: red herring - throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand. : Conway brings up other things Trump did in the last few days which does not directly address why he sent out Sean Spicer to litigate his inaugural crowd size.
: minimization - portraying something you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things. : Conway trivializes the Administration's false claim on crowd size in light of other more "quantifiable" things.
: false equivalence - implying that two things are essentially the same, when they only have anecdotal similarities. : Between TV viewership for Trump's first inauguration and TV viewership for Obama's second inauguration.
: false equivalence - implying that two things are essentially the same, when they only have anecdotal similarities. : Between Spicer's false claim about inaugural crowd size, and a reporter's erroneous reporting (which he corrected 2 minutes after reporting).[2]
: euphemism - replacing language that is accurate but may be offensive to your target audience with language that is more palatable or appealing. : Using "alternative facts" rather than saying "falsehoods."
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Conway shifts the focus from unfavorable outcomes under Trump to unfavorable outcomes under Obama.
: red herring - throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand. : Conway highlights the crowd size at Trump rallies, which does not directly address why the administration claimed to have the largest inaugural crowd size ever.
: red herring - throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand. : Conway brings up the symbolic value of Trump's presence at a CIA memorial, which does not directly address why Trump would talk about his crowd size at the memorial.
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Conway shifts the focus from Trump's comments to the release of the Steele dossier, which she also feels was not right.
: attacking the ratings - attacking a news organization's ratings, circulation, or popularity, while not refuting the substance of its criticism.
: straw man - misrepresenting an opponent's position or argument to make it easier to attack, usually by exaggerating, distorting, or just completely fabricating it. : Todd called Spicer's litigation of crowd size ridiculous, but NOT anyone in the Trump campaign ridiculous.
: false equivalence - implying that two things are essentially the same, when they only have anecdotal similarities. : Between legitimate errors in reporting and deliberate manufactured disinformation.[2]
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euphemism: false equivalence: minimization: red herring: whataboutism: