Gingrich vs The Media

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**Melissia**

These two:

Frazzled wrote:I think your list slamming republicans for pretty much everything since the death of the dino

Frazzled wrote:As a refresher:
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on immigration issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on tax issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on sexuality issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on gun control issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on minority rights issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on race issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on religious rights issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on foreign policy issues.

Are not equivalent.

My argument was that the Republican party does its best to convince the majority population that they're the victim and that the Republican party is on their side. That is not "slamming Republicans for everything since the death of the dino".

**Frazzled**

Melissia wrote:These two:
Frazzled wrote:I think your list slamming republicans for pretty much everything since the death of the dino
Frazzled wrote:As a refresher:
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on immigration issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on tax issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on sexuality issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on gun control issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on minority rights issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on race issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on religious rights issues.
The Republican Party plays the victim complex card on foreign policy issues.

Are not equivalent.

You're right. You didn't blame the Republican Party for global warming...yet.

**Melissia**

This is massive hyperbole and only makes you look like you're desperately trying to avoid the arguument.

**Frazzled**

Melissia wrote:This is massive hyperbole and only makes you look like you're desperately trying to avoid the arguument.

Sounds errily familiar to...you.

**Melissia**

My statement was not at all hyperbole.

**Frazzled**

Melissia wrote:My statement was not at all hyperbole.

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This article is about the term used in rhetoric. For the mathematical term, see Hyperbola.
Look up hyperbole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Hyperbole ( /haɪˈpɜrbəliː/ hy-pur-bə-lee;[1] Greek: ὑπερβολή, 'exaggeration') is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.

Hyperboles are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect. As a literary device, hyperbole is often used in poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech. An example of hyperbole is: "The bag weighed a ton."[2] Hyperbole helps to make the point that the bag was very heavy, although it is not probable that it would actually weigh a ton.

I'm not certain if you're joking or you really believe that.

**Janthkin**