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Slanting
The assertion below exemplifies one of the fallacies in presentation. This fallacy is referred to as ‘slanting' [Moore & Parker, 1998, Ch. 4] and has quite evidently taken place in an attempt to shift the reader's focus from the actual the true fact. Slanting is a type of falsification in which a valid statement is made, but is presented in such a manner that the connotation is manipulated.

For example in a statement like the following example suggest that the space program has been using so much money that is unimaginable. The author's usage of the words "can't believe" gives this impression that any reasonable person would deem the money spent on the program heedless. The word "poured" has been used to offer a bias connotation, impressing upon the reader of the unnecessary amount of money that has poured into the program whereas its utility is questionable.

Example: "I can't believe how much money is being poured into the space program"

Straw man
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