Chuck Todd interviews Counselor to the President, Kellyanne Conway about the motive behind litigating inaugural crowd size.

By Jon Wright Fay
02/20/2017 • 05:37 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.
: red herringsee definition - 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.
: minimizationsee definition - 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 equivalencesee definition - 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 equivalencesee definition - 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]
: euphemismsee definition - 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."
: whataboutismsee definition - 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 herringsee definition - 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 herringsee definition - 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.
: whataboutismsee definition - 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 ratingssee definition - attacking a news organization's ratings, circulation, or popularity, while not refuting the substance of its criticism.
: straw mansee definition - 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 equivalencesee definition - 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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References
1. "Donald Trump had biggest inaugural crowd ever? Metrics don't show it". Politifact. Published: January 21, 2017.

2. "A Note to Our Readers". Time. Published: January 24, 2017.