“The police are tone policing the crowd.”
Nuance Entry 360 / 1605 60-second read
Tone Policing
Attacking the way someone expresses an argument rather than the argument itself.
The comparisoni
“Saying 'I'd listen to your point on racism if you weren't so angry' is tone policing.”
The ruleii
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TONE POLICING = a distraction tactic.
Often confused with 'asking for politeness.' The difference is using the 'impoliteness' to ignore a valid grievance.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Focusing on the volume, not the words.