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is implausible. It is the opposite of exaggeration. Minimisation, or downplaying the significance of an event or emotion, is a common strategy in dealing...

investigate abuse of its platform by the Russian government, and for downplaying the extent of the problem, referring to the company as 'digital gangsters'...

rapid economic growth after World War II, environmental policies were downplayed by the government and industrial corporations; as a result, environmental...

emphasized with Charlemagne as the "butcher" of the Germanic Saxons or downplayed as an unfortunate part of the legacy of a great German ruler. Propaganda...

problem solving through motivation and positive reinforcement while downplaying the entertainment value. Examples of educational games include The Oregon...

the New Testament example of Christ by performing good works. These men downplayed the evangelical Quaker belief in the atonement of Christ on the Cross...

practicing selective justice by actively prosecuting Serbs while ignoring or downplaying Bosniak war crimes. Dario Kordić, political leader of Croats in Central...

starting with the 1940 version of Pride and Prejudice, class is subtly downplayed, and the society of Regency England depicted by Austen that is grounded...

They have also condemned the "marketing practice" of criticizing and downplaying the effectiveness of medicine. Homeopaths claim that use of conventional...

Emphasizes God's grace, downplaying the effects of sin on a Christian...

the Iran–Iraq War and end Iranian support for Islamic terrorism while downplaying the importance of freeing the hostages in Lebanon as a secondary issue...

Osama bin Laden, who was responsible for the September 11 attacks. Obama downplayed Bush's counterinsurgency model, expanding air strikes and making extensive...

Matthews against allegations of sexual harassment in 2020. He has also downplayed the sexual harassment allegations against former senator Al Franken including...

citizens' national identity cards, and the government began a policy of downplaying the distinctions between Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa. The systematic destruction...

depicting the Battle of Bosworth as the final clash of the civil war and downplaying the subsequent uprisings. For England the Middle Ages ended in 1485,...

achievements, as well as Russian culture and natural landscapes, while downplaying Russia's social problems or corruption. In 2017, RT ran a mock live tweeting...

scholarly literature on the 'historical Jesus' has studiously ignored and downplayed the question of the resurrection [...] But even the more mainstream participants...

Nistelrooy signed a five-year contract after passing his medical. He downplayed United's £19 million investment to reporters, saying, "The price is not...

calculations. With an eye toward self-promotion and posterity, Strauss downplayed the contributions of his collaborators who, despite receiving little recognition...

and says her pre-show warm-up consisted of "whiskey and Red Bull". Jack downplayed criticisms of her style, insisting: "I never thought 'God, I wish Neil...