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Propaganda Techniques

adding qualifiers - adding an extra word or phrase to a response, which makes it ultimately meaningless, but still leaves the desired impression.

Also known as "inserting loopholes".

07:43: adding qualifierssee definition - adding an extra word or phrase to a response, which makes it ultimately meaningless, but still leaves the desired impression.
: Scott has "had an opportunity" to vote against spending packages, which is not to say Scott actually voted against spending packages.

33:03: adding qualifierssee definition - adding an extra word or phrase to a response, which makes it ultimately meaningless, but still leaves the desired impression.
: McAuliffe touts Virginia having the lowest crime rate of any "major" state when he was governor, which is not saying Virginia had the lowest crime rate of any state when he was governor.[7]

18:25: adding qualifierssee definition - adding an extra word or phrase to a response, which makes it ultimately meaningless, but still leaves the desired impression.
: Harrison declares that he doesn't support adding more justices to the SCOTUS "at this point," which is not saying he doesn't support adding more justices at any other point in the future.