Full coverage of the 2022 Georgia U.S. Senate debate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

By Michael Gordon and Angela Fraioli
11/06/2022 • 08:33 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.
: honor by associationsee definition - defending or championing cultural sacred cows, which transfers the respect, authority, sanction, and prestige associated with those symbols to the defender.
: Christianity.
: common folksee definition - establishing a connection with an audience based on being just like one of them and being able to empathize with their concerns.
: common folksee definition - establishing a connection with an audience based on being just like one of them and being able to empathize with their concerns.
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: The U.S. wasn't energy independent before, including during the Trump era.[1]
: passing the bucksee definition - shifting blame onto someone else for self-exoneration or to direct attention away from those really at fault.
: To big oil and pharma for the financial hardships Georgians are facing.
: red herringsee definition - throwing an irrelevant fact into an argument to divert attention from the real issue at hand.
: Walker brings up the importance of eating right, food prices, gas prices, which have nothing to do with reducing the cost of insulin.
: 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.
: Walker suggested that poor diet can contribute to insulin resistance, NOT that those taking insulin are responsible for its high cost.
: labelingsee definition - pigeon-holing a person or group into a simple category and assigning names and/or beliefs to that category.
: Walker characterizes Warnock as an outsider loyal to outside interests.
: labelingsee definition - pigeon-holing a person or group into a simple category and assigning names and/or beliefs to that category.
: Walker again characterizes Warnock as an outsider loyal to outside interests.
: accuse of lyingsee definition - reacting to undesirable truths simply with accusations of lies and lying.
: Walker simply calls the accusation a lie, without providing any evidence to the contrary or refuting any part of the accusation.[2]
: passing the bucksee definition - shifting blame onto someone else for self-exoneration or to direct attention away from those really at fault.
: To the people of Georgia, for him continuing to claim he didn't pay for an abortion.
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Walker has expressed support for a complete ban on abortion, with no exceptions.[3]
: slogansee definition - a brief, striking phrase that people will remember, which typically acts on emotional appeals.
: "Do you want a senator who wants to control your life or do you want a senator who wants to save your life."
: projectionsee definition - accusing an opponent of using the same underhanded tactics or committing the same misdeeds the accuser is guilty of.
: Walker accuses Warnock of promoting abortion, when he is the one that's been accused of urging a woman to have an abortion.[3]
: glittering generalitiessee definition - vague words or phrases used to evoke positive emotional appeal, without presenting supporting information or reason.
: About not supporting an increase in the minimum wage because of his belief in the dignity of work, the dignity of workers, essential workers, essential wages, essential benefits, participating in prosperity, a livable wage, and getting to a good place.
: baseless claimsee definition - a bold statement that is presented as accepted or established fact, with no discernable evidence to support the claim.
: A statement Warnock made in 2015 about police conduct in the Michael Brown shooting has hurt law enforcement morale and recruitment and empowered criminals.[4]
: labelingsee definition - pigeon-holing a person or group into a simple category and assigning names and/or beliefs to that category.
: Walker again characterizes Warnock as an outsider loyal to outside interests.
: ad hominemsee definition - attacking the character or motive of the person making an argument, rather than attacking the argument itself.
: Warnock attacks the character of Walker and his allies for making allegations against his church, without addressing any of the specific allegations against his church.
: minimizationsee definition - 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.
: Warnock trivializes the details of the lawsuit with his ex-wife, in light of the amazing children that came out of the marriage.
: fault as virtuesee definition - technique where a weakness is presented as a strength, by focusing on any positive aspect of it.
: Walker claims his past history of domestic violence has made him a champion for mental health.
: fault as virtuesee definition - technique where a weakness is presented as a strength, by focusing on any positive aspect of it.
: Walker claims his past history of mental illness has made him a champion for mental health.
: labelingsee definition - pigeon-holing a person or group into a simple category and assigning names and/or beliefs to that category.
: Walker again characterizes himself as the real Georgian and Warnock as the outsider.
: false claimsee definition - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue.
: Not everybody with a job has health care.[5]
: minimizationsee definition - 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.
: Warnock trivializes where he stands on who should run for president in 2024, in light of him staying focused on his job.
: guilt by associationsee definition - using an opponent's links to another to assign the other's beliefs, misdeeds, or other unattractive qualities to the opponent.
: Walker uses an "allies" analogy to identify Warnock with Biden's botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.
: minimizationsee definition - 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.
: Walker trivializes the investigations into election inference by Trump, in light of more "important" things.
: minimizationsee definition - 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.
: Walker trivializes the potential offensiveness of the Atlanta Braves' branding, in light of other more concerning things.
: honor by associationsee definition - defending or championing cultural sacred cows, which transfers the respect, authority, sanction, and prestige associated with those symbols to the defender.
: Christianity.

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