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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.

48:28: minimizationsee definition - 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 where he stands on who should run for president in 2024, in light of the importance of him staying focused on his job.

50:47: minimizationsee definition - 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 investigations into election inference by Trump, in light of getting to what's important.

44:25: minimizationsee definition - 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 whatever his position might be on the size of SCOTUS, in the face of everyday people's struggles with the pandemic.