fault as virtue - technique where a weakness is presented as a strength, by focusing on any positive aspect of it.
: Trump claims his ability to exploit the political system to his own benefit makes him the person best suited to fix the political system.

fault as virtue - technique where a weakness is presented as a strength, by focusing on any positive aspect of it.
: Trump suggests that his mishandling of the pandemic is something to be grateful for, since he could have done nothing.^[4]

fault as virtue - technique where a weakness is presented as a strength, by focusing on any positive aspect of it.
: Trump claims his spreading the false rumor that Obama was born in Kenya was commendable since it forced Obama to disprove the false rumor.