Word: dichaeologia
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Under categoria ("direct exposure of an adversary's faults") they cite John F. Kennedy's angry outburst against price rises by U.S. Steel: "My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of bitches, but I never believed it until now." A standing political favorite is dichaeologia ("in defense of one's blemished reputation or failings, to place blame on extenuating circumstances, bad information furnished by sly enemies, betrayal by subordinates or former friends"). Champion in this category is the well-known loser of the 1962 California gubernatorial race: "You won't have Nixon...
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