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Propaganda Techniques
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.
37:20: 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. : Warnock trivializes the details of the lawsuit with his ex-wife, in light of the amazing children that came out of the marriage.
51:51: 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. : Walker trivializes the potential offensiveness of the Atlanta Braves' branding, in light of other more concerning things.
17:15: 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. : Trump trivializes his inaction on Russian bounties on the heads of U.S. military personnel, in light of China and the problem of nuclear proliferation.