Full coverage of the 2020 vice presidential debate between V.P. Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris.

By Michael Gordon
10/13/2020 • 05:44 AM EST

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: 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.
: Biden said Trump had a history of being xenophobic and hysterical, NOT that his decision to ban travel from China was xenophobic and hysterical. more...
: 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.
: Harris said that Pence and Trump have failed in their handing of the pandemic, NOT that the American people have failed in their handing of the pandemic. more...
: red herringsee definition - throwing irrelevant information into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand.
: Pence highlights how Americans have responsibly handled the COVID pandemic, which may seem relevant but does not address the administration's failure to follow its own safety guidelines. more...
: false equivalencesee definition - implying that two things are essentially the same, despite being significantly different, by focusing on anecdotal or superficial similarities.
:Between the Obama administration's response to the H1N1 swine flu outbreak and the Trump administration's response to COVID-19, ignoring that H1N1 was far less lethal than COVID-19. more...
: non sequitursee definition - a response that doesn't follow logically from or isn't related to anything previously asked or said.
: Harris shifts her response to unrelated personal stories and career highlights, avoiding the topic of presidential disability safeguards altogether. more...
: post hocsee definition - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist.
: Crediting the Trump tax cut for the rise in blue collar wages, when much of those gains can be attributed to minimum wage increases at the state level. more...
: 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.
: Biden and Harris want to raise taxes BUT only on those making over 400K a year, and they do want to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and fracking, but NOT abolish or ban either. more...
: post hocsee definition - proclaiming that because something occurred after X, it was caused by X, when no causal relationship at all may exist.
: Crediting the administration for U.S. air and water pollutants being at their lowest levels, when they had already been declining for the past 40 years as a result of EPA regulations. more...
: reversal of realitysee definition - a statement that is not only verifiably false, but is the exact opposite of the truth.
: Trump has not made it clear that he'll listen to science, but has instead exhibited a pattern of publicly mocking or dismissing scientific warnings on climate change. more...
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Most of the European Union countries in the Paris Climate Accord have seen declines of CO2 emissions twice that of the U.S. more...
: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth that can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: While the number of hurricanes are generally the same as they were 100 years ago, today's are stronger and more deadly. more...
: misleading claimsee definition - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth that can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue.
: The China trade war resulted in 300,000 fewer jobs, but not just in manufacturing, and that number refers to jobs that might have been created, not jobs lost. more...
: honor by associationsee definition - defending or championing cultural sacred cows to transfer the respect, authority, and prestige associated with those symbols onto oneself.
: Pence defends Trump against any doubts about his respect for the military by invoking his familial ties to current service members, aligning both Trump and himself with the bravery and sacrifice of the institution. more...
: quote miningsee definition - extracting a passage or quote from its surrounding context in a way that distorts its intended meaning.
: What Clinton actually said was under no circumstances should Biden concede the election, UNTIL all the votes have been counted. more...

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References
1. "Fact-Checking the Vice-Presidential Debate". The New York Times. Published: October 08, 2020.

2. "H1N1 Influenza vs. COVID-19: Pandemic Comparison". Healthline. Published: April 16, 2021.

4. "Fact Check: Did Joe Biden Say He Would Repeal The Trump Tax Cuts?". Newsweek. Published: October 08, 2020.

5. "FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate". FactCheck.org. Published: October 08, 2020.

6. "AP FACT CHECK: Pence on climate, Harris on taxes, in debate". AP News. Published: October 08, 2020.

8. "Harris vs. Pence: Vice presidential debate updates and analysis". NBCNews.com. Published: October 08, 2020.