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gave historical example of gaffes and public/media reaction to them. please add more if you come across them.
A '''gaffe''' is a mistake or error made in a [[social]] situation, particularly one that causes [[embarrassment]] to the one making the error.
A '''gaffe''' is a mistake or error made in a [[social]] situation, particularly one that causes [[embarrassment]] to the one making the error.
[[Category:Rhetoric]]
During the [[2008 Presidential Election]], liberals in the media repeatedly referred to [[Joe Biden]]'s lies as "gaffes", in order to downplay their [[deceit|deceitful]] nature.
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