Dear @msnbc,

What #Trump does here is not a "#rebuttal" or a "#refutation." These require much more #sophistication than Trump is able to demonstrate. What he did there, and what you show us is a #denial, pure and simple. Don't #inflate the #ego of this #moron by using vocabulary that does not #apply to his #bleating.

Please do not aim to have a #CNN moment. Or maybe you've had it already. 🤷

#kthxbai

#MSNBC #news #NewsMedia #media #idiots #stupid #DonaldTrump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGhpv5NhIOQ

A #rhetorical #technique you should know about: THE TRUTH TRAP.

This happens when a claim is made that contains untruthful elements in the payload.

Instead of refuting the claim, you take the bait and argue the untruthful elements inside the claim, giving implied legitimacy to the outer claim.

Dialectics are setup to continue the #argument inside the bullshit claim, giving the claim repetitive power over time, without refutation. In time, #refutation of the original claim appear outlandish.