Debate Tactics and Evasions

Presents only favorable evidence while ignoring or hiding counter-evidence.

Rapidly floods the audience with many claims—true, half-true, or false—faster than they can be checked.

Presents statements that are partially true but omit critical context, leading to a misleading conclusion.

Unfairly blames a person or group for problems to deflect responsibility or simplify causes.

Presents two sides as equally valid despite a clear weight of evidence or expertise favoring one.

Removes quotes from context to misrepresent the speaker’s intent or conclusion.

Systematically makes someone doubt their perceptions or memory to gain advantage or control.

Reduces a complex issue to a single cause or factor, ignoring important nuance.

Deflects criticism by pointing to another issue or wrongdoing instead of addressing the original point.

Overwhelms with many rapid, weak points to exhaust responses.