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Propaganda Techniques
poisoning the well - discrediting your opponent to an audience in advance, in order to encourage dismissing any future claims or accusations they may make against you.
05:44: poisoning the well - discrediting your opponent to an audience in advance, in order to encourage dismissing any future claims or accusations they may make against you. : Whitmer preemptively dismisses anything her opponent says as being "wild-eyed" and untrue.
07:03: poisoning the well - discrediting your opponent to an audience in advance, in order to encourage dismissing any future claims or accusations they may make against you. : Youngkin preemptively discredits anything McAuliffe will say as lies, excuses, or radical positions.