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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.
12:04: 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. : Warren trivializes the loss of private insurance, in light of the prospect of everyone being able to get affordable health coverage.
01:00: 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. : Blunt trivializes Trump's lack of honesty with the public, in light of all the great things he feels Trump is getting done.
02:17: 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. : Blunt trivializes Trump's tendency to either mislead the public or "not have all the facts," in light of how accessible he is to the press.