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: minimization - characterizing something that you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things. : Obama trivializes the scrutiny of his past positions, in light of things he believes viewers are concerned about, like healthcare and college.
: straw man - misrepresenting an opponent's position or argument to make it easier to attack, usually by exaggerating, distorting, or just completely fabricating it. : Obama praised Reagan for having ideas, NOT for the ideas themselves.[1]
: guilt by association - using an opponent's links to another to assign the other's beliefs, misdeeds, or other unattractive qualities to the opponent. : Obama uses Clinton's time as a corporate attorney to identify her with corporate interests and not those of everyday people.
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Obama shifts the focus from his praise of Reagan to Clinton's praise of Reagan.
: guilt by association - using an opponent's links to another to assign the other's beliefs, misdeeds, or other unattractive qualities to the opponent. : Clinton uses Obama's work for a law firm that represented Tony Rezko to identify Obama with Rezko.[2]
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