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Get the Super Soakers: Michigan basketball may have Final Four look
John Beilein on using Super Soaker: "I went into this game that I was going to be using it after the end of this game."
Get the Super Soakers: Michigan basketball may have Final Four look John Beilein on using Super Soaker: "I went into this game that I was going to be using it after the end of this game." Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2nbcsjE
Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press Columnist Published 5:15 p.m. ET March 19, 2017 | Updated 6:40 a.m. ET March 20, 2017
Free Press sports writers Jeff Seidel and Mark Snyder react to Michigan's 73-69 win over Louisville in the second round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, March 19 in Indianapolis. Video by Mark Snyder, DFP.
Michigan coach John Beilein reacts to a win over Louisville in the second round of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament March 19, 2017 in Indianapolis.(Photo: Sam Riche, TNS)
INDIANAPOLIS – The mission was top secret.
"It was a little bit of a clandestine operation," Michigan coach John Beilein said, after the No. 7 seed Wolverines' stunning 73-69 victory over No. 2 seed Louisville.
Beilein's wife, Kathleen, came up with the idea. "She had it under surveillance," Beilein said.
The Super Soaker was smuggled into Bankers Life Arena without any of the Michigan players knowing.
The dance continues...so does the celebration for @umichbball! #sweet16pic.twitter.com/qLLIIp9tCA
— March Madness TV (@MarchMadnessTV) March 19, 2017
"I was armed and ready to go," Beilein said. "I went into this game that I was going to be using it after the end of this game."
After Michigan won this game and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, everybody in the Michigan locker room was told to take a seat. But none of them did. Normally, they do what the coaches say. Normally.
But not this time.
The players were ready, armed with water bottles. They had been spraying Beilein after every win, since this team began its thrilling run a week ago at the Big Ten tournament in Washington. Since then, the Wolverines have won six postseason games in a row, each time finding a new way to win. And this postgame celebration has turned into something of a tradition.
But this?
Beilein was taking it to another level, which has become the theme of this team.
The Wolverines have taken it a level that didn't seem possible a few weeks ago.
Michigan finds mojo, overcomes Louisville to win another thriller
U-M notes: D.J. Wilson plays role of starter, closer vs. Louisville
Michigan's Derrick Walton Jr.: 'I'll bring us home'
Beilein crouched down and burst into the locker room, armed with a green-and-yellow Super Soaker, cocked and ready to squirt. He started shooting, spraying and smiling. He went crazy, spraying anyway that moved in this small, cramped locker room.
The players were jumping up and down in a tight, circle. Screaming. Spraying. Tossing. Pushing. Smiling. Grabbing.
It was wonderful. Pure joy. A group of basketball players that have grown so close together.
"Coach B thought he would surprise us with a water gun," said Zak Irvin, one of the senior captains who grew up on the outskirts of Indy. "Yeah, he did. So we had water bottles ready for him."
Get familiar with the Wolverines' foe in the Sweet 16 in Kansas City, Mo., the Oregon Ducks. Video by Kirkland Crawford/DFP Wochit
Water went everywhere.
Eventually, Beilein ran out of ammunition — er, water — and the players kept pelting him.
"Everybody was drenched," Irvin said. "It was a great experience."
If nothing else, this team is fun.
"It's memories like this that you will never forget," Irvin said.
Indeed. Nobody will ever forget this team.
Because this is a story that keeps getting better.
NCAA tournament: Michigan 73, Louisville 69
Michigan Wolverines forwards Moe Wagner, right, and D.J. Wilson celebrate after Wagner scored against Louisville during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moritz Wagner celebrates during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win over Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
D.J. Wilson hits two free throws in the final seconds to seal Michigan's 73-69 win over Louisville on March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Kathleen Beilein, wife of Michigan coach John Beilein, celebrates during U-M's 73-69 win over Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines fans celebrate during U-M's 73-69 win over Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner drives against Louisville guard Donovan Mitchell during U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Duncan Robinson talks with reporters after the 73-69 win against Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Derrick Walton Jr. reacts to a call during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win over Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson drives against Louisville forward Anas Mahmound during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson defends Louisville forward Deng Adel during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman drives against Louisville forward Deng Adel during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines head coach John Beilein on the bench during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win over Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Derrick Walton Jr. hits a three-pointer against Louisville forward Anas Mahmound during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Derrick Walton Jr. scores against Louisville forward Deng Adel during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman scores against Louisville forward Mangok Mathiang during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner defends Louisville forward Jaylen Johnson during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner, right, and guard Derrick Walton Jr. walk to the bench during a break in action against Louisville in U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson blocks a shot by Louisville forward Mangok Mathiang during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan forward D.J. Wilson defends Louisville forward Mangok Mathiang during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner drives against Louisville forward Jaylen Johnson during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moritz Wagner celebrates during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moritz Wagner celebrates after scoring against Louisville during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan forwards Moe Wagner, right, and D.J. Wilson celebrate against Louisville during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner scores against Louisville forward Mangok Mathiang during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson walks to the press conference after the 73-69 win against Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines head coach John Beilein and forward Moe Wagner walk to the press conference after the 73-69 win against Louisville on Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner scores against Louisville forward Jaylen Johnson during the second half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Duncan Robinson defends Louisville forward Deng Adel during the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Zak Irvin drives against Louisville forward Jaylen Johnson during the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moritz Wagner scores against Louisville forward Deng Adel during the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Duncan Robinson drives against Louisville forward Mangok Mathiang during the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J.Wilson scores against Louisville forward Mangok Mathiang during the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson defends Louisville forward Jaylen Johnson during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner defends Louisville forward Jaylen Johnson during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner defends against Louisville guard Quentin Snider during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines defense swarms Louisville forward Deng Adel during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson scores against Louisville during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson scores against Louisville forward Mangok Mathiang during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Derrick Walton Jr. brings the ball upcourt against Louisville during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Mark Donnal defends Louisville forward Anas Mahmoud during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Derrick Walton Jr. shoots against Louisville forward Deng Adel during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines forward Moe Wagner scores against Louisville forward Deng Adel during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
Michigan Wolverines guard Derrick Walton Jr. shoots against Louisville guard Tony Hicks during the first half of U-M's 73-69 win Sunday, March 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the second round of the 2017 NCAA tournament. Kirthmon F. Dozier, DFP
And now, the Wolverines are headed to the Sweet 16.
This team is full of confidence and drive and grit and toughness and desire and belief. That belief might be the biggest factor.
"Why not us?" Irvin asked, after the Wolverines had fought back, climbing out of a 36-28 hole at halftime to win.
"Why not us?" Moe Wagner asked, after taking over this game and scoring 26 points.
"Why not us?" asked just about everybody in that cramped, wet locker room.
The Wolverines have goals that are bigger than this game.
They are dreaming of winning Thursday against Oregon in Kansas City, Mo.(7:09 p.m./CBS).
They are dreaming of getting to the Final Four.
They are dreaming of winning the whole thing.
"Somebody is going to win this tournament," Beilein said.
Michigan players and assistant coach Saddi Washington answer questions after their NCAA tournament win over Louisville Sunday in Indianapolis. Video by Mark Snyder/DFP Videolicious
Why not Michigan?
"I think we showed everybody that we can play with anybody," D.J. Wilson said, after scoring 17 points.
Because when the Wolverines look at the Sweet 16, some of the other teams look awfully familiar, especially Wisconsin and Purdue.
Two teams they beat just last week.
When the Wolverines see those other Big Ten teams succeed in this tournament, it gives them even more confidence.
"We are dangerous," Wilson said, "and we can beat anybody."
This team became a national story when its plane crashed at Willow Run Airport during takeoff on the way to the Big Ten tournament. But the magic was already brewing. The Wolverines have won 12 of their past 14 games.
"Regardless of what happened on that day (of the plane crash), we would have gone on a run," Wilson said. "We are more than just that story. We are more than just a Cinderella story. I mean, we are Michigan. Michigan has never been seen as a Cinderella team."
Can Michigan get to the Final Four?
You know what? It doesn't seem so absurd right now.
It seems pretty dang possible because this team keeps getting better. It has so many weapons. It can win in so many ways. From the three-point line. From the paint. From everywhere. And it's got a secret weapon.
A green-and-yellow Super Soaker.
Contact Jeff Seidel: jseidel@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @seideljeff.
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Q: idiom or expression for technically true but ignoring a bigger more important truth What English phrase or idiom expresses this thought:
An argument that refutes an idea is technically correct, but it refutes only a very specific definition, and ignores or sidesteps a more fundamental truth behind the idea that it refutes.
I'm thinking I would be able to find a clever turn of phrase, something along the lines of
"extinguishing the candle and ignoring the forest fire", or
"re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic"

As an example, a contributor to CNN (Max Richtman) says that there is "no truth" in any of the "myths" surrounding Social Security.
"No, no one is stealing from Social Security"
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/opinions/social-security-myths-opinion-richtman/index.html
Richtman claims that there is "no truth" in the "myth" that Social Security funds have been used for other purposes. He claims the one "myth" is based on a "fundamental misunderstanding" of Social Security's finances.
His argument is technically correct... money borrowed from Social Security trust fund were replaced with debt notes. At some point in the (near) future, that money will need to be returned to the trust fund in order to pay benefits to Social Security recipients.
Richtman's argument seemingly ignores the basic idea that money "borrowed" from the trust fund went into the general fund, and was spent on things other than social security benefits.
The bigger reality is that it is no longer possible for the Treasury to borrow more money from the Social Security trust fund, and that the money already borrowed will need to be returned.
The political reality is that Social Security is no longer a source of money to be spent, and is now actually an expenditure out of general revenue.

In terms of a logical argument, we might say Richtman is knocking down a strawman of his own invention. But that doesn't feel right. And it's not right to say that he's tilting at windmills.
I don't think Richtman's argument attains the level of subterfuge , and I don't think disingenuous works. (I don't want to ascribe a motivation to Mr. Richtman.)
My question is: What English expression or idiom conveys the idea that an argument, while technically true, that argument fails to address a much bigger, more fundamental truth?
(I've searched but, to borrow the words from a 1987 hit by U2, "I still haven't found what I'm looking for.")
Word meaning something is technically accurate but overly simplistic
Is there a word for when a statement is technically true but misleading?

A: to miss the point TFD idiom

To misunderstand the essence or crux of something; Overlook or fail to understand the essential or important part of something,

A: TFD(idioms):

can't see the wood for the trees
Cannot see, understand, or focus on a situation in its entirety due to
  being preoccupied with minor details.
The way he's obsessing over one doorknob when we're renovating the
  entire house makes me think that he can't see the wood for the trees.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

A: A couple of quotes for debating with someone who is twisting facts and statistics.
1)

Lies, damned lies, and statistics
"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.
The term was popularised in United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
  — Wikipedia

2)

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
— Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

A: this is moved from a comment to an answer as I believe it is different enough
A common term that questions the relevance of a point is:
"red herring" -

A red herring (wikipedia) is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue.
It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences towards a false conclusion.
A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of rhetorical strategies (e.g. in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation.
Unlike the straw man, which is premised on a distortion of the other party's position, the red herring is a seemingly plausible, though ultimately irrelevant, diversionary tactic.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a red herring may be intentional, or unintentional; it does not necessarily mean a conscious intent to mislead
The expression is mainly used to assert that an argument is not relevant to the issue being discussed. For example, "I think we should make the academic requirements stricter for students. I recommend you support this because we are in a budget crisis, and we do not want our salaries affected." The second sentence, though used to support the first sentence, does not address that topic.

Ok - now the question is if "questions the relevance" is close enough to the situation at hand ?
I am not sure, that "fungibility" of dropping IOUs vs the pay as you go is truly 'irrelevant'
yet you might say

Arguing about whether or not there is a "trust fund" or if government bonds are "assets" is a red-herring argument that distracts us from the bigger point that no matter what you call it , cash to pay benefits for all practical purposes needs to come from taxes or borrowing exactly like any other item in our federal budget.

But, if the goal were more to categorize his 'sneakiness', you might try:

smoke and mirrors
The obscuring or embellishing of the truth of a situation with misleading or irrelevant information.
'the budget process is an exercise in smoke and mirrors'

so, you could for instance say

The idea of the social security trust fund is just a smoke and mirrors attempt to distract us from the truth that every check written will come from borrowing or taxes coming into the government, no matter what the source.

A: While you said in the question that it didn't feel quite right, I think that straw man is still the best idiom to describe an argument that defeats only a simplified version of a real problem.
TFD(idioms):

straw man
a weak proposition posited only to be demolished by a simple countering argument. So you can knock down your own straw man! Big deal. The question is how can you deal with real problems.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

When you use a straw man in an argument, you present a problem or opposing argument in a way that is easier for you to argue against, rather than honestly representing the real problem or the real arguments of your opponents. Over-simplification is one of the ways that you might make a straw man easy to defeat.

A: Since you say that you don't want to make the argument about Richtman, that basically means you need to appeal to your audience directly. You can remind them of the parable of the blind men and an elephant. This parable reminds us that a report can be truthful and be made in good faith, but may utterly fail to capture the big picture, and may seemingly contradict other reports that are  truthful and made in good faith.

It is a story of a group of blind men, who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and conceptualize what the elephant is like by touching it. Each blind man feels a different part of the elephant body, but only one part, such as the side or the tusk. They then describe the elephant based on their partial experience and their descriptions are in complete disagreement on what an elephant is. In some versions, they come to suspect that the other person is dishonest and they come to blows. The moral of the parable is that humans have a tendency to project their partial experiences as the whole truth, ignore other people's partial experiences, and one should consider that one may be partially right and may have partial information.
[...]
The parable has been used to illustrate a range of truths and
  fallacies; broadly, the parable implies that one's subjective
  experience can be true, but that such experience is inherently limited
  by its failure to account for other truths or a totality of truth. At
  various times the parable has provided insight into the relativism,
  opaqueness or inexpressible nature of truth, the behavior of experts
  in fields where there is a deficit or inaccessibility of information,
  the need for communication, and respect for different perspectives.

Blind men and an elephant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A: Having tunnel vision, according to Cambridge Dictionary (emphasised disapproving, because it's how the word is used, not the definition):

disapproving the fact that someone considers only one part of a problem or situation, or holds a single opinion rather than having a more general understanding

Example sentence by McGraw-Hill Dictionary:

The boss really has tunnel vision about sales and marketing. He sees no reason to change anything.

Attribution:
(Definition of "tunnel vision" from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. S.v. "tunnel vision." Retrieved June 4 2018 from https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/tunnel+vision

A: To whitewash something is to present a tidied up version with superficially truthful facts while at the same time overlooking or covering up any disagreeable facts that might cause one to come to an other than optimistic conclusion.
From Idioms by The Free Dictionary:

*

*(tv.) to make something look better than it really is; to conceal something bad. Now, don't try to whitewash this incident. Open up about it.

*(n.) an act or campaign of covering up something bad. They  tried to give the scandal the old whitewash, but it didn't work.

Whitewash refers to an inexpensive paint made from slaked lime and chalk that is commonly associated with impoverished people ("Too proud to whitewash and too poor to paint". (Wikipedia)). It becomes a metaphor for a hurried, slipshod or careless way of covering up when better materials and care would produce a more substantial result. One might say it's easier to whitewash something than to deal with all of the underlying issues that should be addressed.

A: This one admittedly doesn't fit the example you've listed, but just in case your actual context pertains more to a faulty argument for justifying the expenditure of money on something, this one shouldn't be ignored:

penny-wise and pound-foolish
to be extremely careful about small amounts of money and not careful enough about larger amounts of money
  —Cambridge
So concerned with saving money in any way possible that one fails to allocate money to things that will ultimately force one to spend more (due to lack of quality, proper maintenance, etc).—TFD

It doesn't necessarily imply deception, but is rather strong.

A: Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

is an idiomatic expression for an avoidable error in which something good is eliminated when trying to get rid of something bad, or in other words, rejecting the favorable along with the unfavorable.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater

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hope you can squeeze a good deal out of john gilbert. haven't tried it 2 up yet as the wife isn't so keen on a ride nowadays . the only thing would be less power but it is a very gutsy motor.
Hi,just been down that route tested both bikes bought the 650!! brill little bike if you are solo,but gutless two up i now own a 1000 .all im saying is get a test ride with your pillion if thats what you are going to do.
Cheers. Shirlaws will get a visit in the near future. Have you tried it two up?
Had a 2011 one. Did trips to France two up with full luggage, all over the Pyrenees and Tarn areas. Bike never missed a beat. Got 65mpg out of it.
Regular days out round Snowdonia - same story.
Remember - gears are there for a reason.
The only downside is that they wopuldn't let me on the ferry until I wrote "GS Explorer" on the tank with my wife's lippy.
Well I currently have a 2015 V Strom 1000 residing in my garage, not mine but belonging to my brother in law, one owner bike with 3350 miles on the clock and a cracking bit of kit for under £6.5K from a Suzuki dealer .


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This is a picture of actress Adrienne Shelly, who was murdered on November 1. I met her because Echo produced an independent film series in the 90's called Alt.Film and we launched with her first film, Sudden Manhattan. She was incredibly sweet and smart (and once fixed me up with a friend of hers). Her murder, like all murders, was horrible and stupid, but her's was horribly stupid beyond belief. If you haven't read already, her murderer punched her unconscious, and, thinking she was dead, hanged her to make it look like a suicide. The hanging is what killed her. She had a three-year-old daughter.
I found this section in her director's statement for Sudden Manhattan. Rest in peace, Adrienne.


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9 years in prison for Ismaël Habib
Ismaël Habib, a 29-year-old Montrealer convicted of attempting to join a terrorist group abroad, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday in Montreal. He is the first adult to be convicted in Canada for attempting to leave the country to rally a terrorist group abroad.
The judge imposed an eight-year sentence on the charge that he wanted to leave Canada illegally to go to Syria to fight in the ranks of the armed group Islamic State (EI).
Mr. Habib received an additional one-year sentence for making a false statement to obtain a passport. He had recognized his guilt last May.
The maximum term of imprisonment for the first count was 10 years. The judge ruled that a clear message of denunciation and deterrence should be sent.
He mentioned that Ismael Habib's plan was carefully planned and that he had truly adhered to the philosophy of the IA by saying, for example, that he was ready to die as a martyr.
Extremely motivated, even obsessed, he is ready to do anything to leave Canada to go to Syria to integrate the EI … He did not intend to go there to play a passive role. He was willing to do anything for the EI, even to die.
Excerpt from the judgment of Serge Delisle
Mr. Habib's lawyer claimed six and a half years of imprisonment, while the Crown sought nine.
Crown Attorney François Blanchette indicated that this is a "relatively severe" sentence.
"It is the very nature of the offenses, the level of premeditation that has been retained by the court," says Blanchette. "And the fact that Mr. [Habib] adhered very intensively to the ideology behind the group that was identified in this case."
According to Mr. Blanchette, the judge took into account in his judgment the lack of remorse on the part of the accused, who also did not testify on his chances of rehabilitation.
Ismaël Habib will have to serve at least half of his sentence before being eligible for parole.
The accused remained calm and did not react when he heard his judgment.
Appeal of punishment?
The conviction has already been appealed by the lawyer representing Ismaël Habib.
Charles Montpetit now has 30 days to appeal the sentence.
He wants to take the time to study the judgment and discuss with his client this possibility.
The lawyer acknowledged that it was a serious crime, but he expected a more lenient sentence.
There were only two cases of jurisprudence on which the Crown and the defense could be relied upon to suggest an appropriate sentence.
On June 19, the father of a family had been found guilty of wanting to leave Canada illegally to go to Syria, in order to fight alongside the IA.
In a 15-page decision, Judge Serge Delisle considered that Habib's testimony during his trial contained contradictions that undermined his credibility.
According to the defense, Ismael Habib wanted to go to Syria to rescue his wife and children, who had remained in the country plagued by terrorism and a violent civil war. The judge did not retain this version.
Operation "Mr Big"
The magistrate also ruled in March that the incriminating statements made by the accused in early 2016 in connection with a "Mr. Big" operation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were fully permissible. evidence.
In such an operation, undercover agents approach the suspect by claiming to be criminals seeking to recruit him. The objective is to win the confidence of the individual and then make him confess.
In the case of Ismael Habib, RCMP officers posing as bandits had offered to help him illegally leave Canada to go to Syria, where he had to work for smugglers.
Speaking with them, he said he wanted to join the IE and talked about a trip he had made to Syria in 2013.
At that time, he had made various incriminating searches on the web, including the IE and the geography of Syria. He also watched videos of BE beheading, according to a witness heard in court.
Nine months in prison for death threats in another case
At the beginning of the week, Ismaël Habib was sentenced to nine months in prison at the Gatineau courthouse for uttering death threats against his former wife and harassing her.
According to the facts presented at trial, Habib forced his spouse to watch videos of jihadist fights. He also wanted to force her to wear a veil against her will and demanded that she abandon her job because she was with men.
He also told the victim that he intended to put a bomb under his car if she denounced him to the police.
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Abe's priority as an attorney is helping his clients identify what is in the best interest of their children, and then advocating zealously for that position both in and out of court. Before joining private practice 2019, Abe was a Supervising Attorney at the Children's Law Center (CLC) in Washington D.C., where he supervised guardians ad litem representing the best interest of children in custody, abuse and neglect, and adoption cases. Before he became a supervising attorney, Abe was himself a CLC guardian ad litem. Abe was also assigned to CLC's appellate project, and has presented oral argument in several cases before the D.C. Court of Appeals. Abe has worked on many appeals resulting in published opinions, including:
In re K.C., 200 A.3d 1216 (D.C. 2019);
In re J.M., 193 A.3d 773 (D.C. 2018);
In re J.O., 174 A.3d 870 (D.C. 2017);
In re K.M., 164 A.3d 945 (D.C. 2017);
In re M.V.H., 143 A.3d 94 (D.C. 2016);
In re D.B., 133 A.3d 561 (D.C. 2016).
Abe graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where he participated in Michigan's Child Advocacy Law Clinic, representing children and parents in abuse and neglect proceedings. While in law school, Abe placed first in the 88th Annual Henry M. Campbell Moot Court Competition, prevailing in the final round before a panel of federal judges. Abe also received Michigan Law's Rockwell T. Gust Advocacy Award, presented for demonstrated potential as an outstanding trial lawyer.
Abe lives in College Park, Maryland with his wife and daughter.
The George Washington University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2013
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Q: parentheses balanced in C language This is a parentheses balanced code. I submitted and got comment from my professor.
"Your stack is supposed to grow and shrink dynamically to accommodate any number of characters. DO NOT USE scanf for %s, this is risky behavior and Dr. Adams does not approve. Write a helper function to read in characters until newline."
Can you help me to fix this problem?

A: Your professor is correct and he gave you the solution: do not read a line into a buffer with scanf("%s",...): an arbitrary long line will cause a buffer overflow.  You do not need to read a full line, just make check_balanced read one character at a time:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "stack.h"

#define TRUE  1
#define FALSE 0

int check_matching(void);

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    int n, i, c;
    /* get the number of cases */
    if (scanf("%d", &n) != 1) {
        printf("invalid number\n");
        exit(1);
    }
    /* consume the rest of the line */
    while ((c = getchar()) != EOF && c != '\n')
        continue;

    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        if (check_matching()) {
            printf("yes\n");
        } else {
            printf("no\n");
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

int check_matching(void) {
    int ret = TRUE, symbol, checkSymbol;
    LinkedStack *pStack;
    StackNode *pNode;
    StackNode node;

    pStack = createLinkedStack();
    if (pStack == NULL) {
        printf("createLinkedStack failed\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    /* read a full line, one byte at a time */
    while ((symbol = getchar()) != EOF && symbol != '\n') {
        if (ret == FALSE)
            continue;
        switch (symbol) {
        case '(':
        case '[':
        case '{':
            node.data = symbol;
            pushLS(pStack, node);
            break;

        case ')':
        case ']':
        case '}':
            pNode = popLS(pStack);
            if (pNode == NULL) {
                ret = FALSE;
                break;
            } else {
                checkSymbol = pNode->data;

                if ((symbol == ')' && checkSymbol == '(')
                ||  (symbol == ']' && checkSymbol == '[')
                ||  (symbol == '}' && checkSymbol == '{')) {
                    // Right case. do nothing.
                } else {
                    ret = FALSE;
                }
                free(pNode);
            }
            break;
        }
    }

    if (isLinkedStackEmpty(pStack) == FALSE) {
        ret = FALSE;
    }
    deleteLinkedStack(pStack);
    return ret;
}


The bottom half of the barbecue, on display at Union Station, was turned into a potted plant to convey a simple — green — message.
"Charcoal barbecues are really bad," said Brian Sheridan, development director for the Coalition for Clean Air during Thursday's kickoff of California's first Clean Air Day. The statewide event is coming up on Wednesday, Oct. 3.
So far, more than 1,000 individuals, 40 local mayors and 100 businesses have pledged to do the small things to help clean the air breathed by 30 million Southern Californians.
That includes ditching the charcoal grill that pollutes by releasing particulates, cleaning with vinegar and baking soda instead of commercial cleansers that emit chemical vapors and riding clean public transportation to and from work.
Each year, the coalition pushes politicos, celebrities and corporations to spread the word that each small act from individuals — when done in unison — can add up to a big difference.
"This day will be what everyone in California makes it to be," said Joe Lyou, president and CEO of the clean air nonprofit during a kickoff at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles attended by about 40 people, including representatives of Southern California Gas, Southern California Edison, L.A. Metro, Foothill Transit, Dignity Health and Honda.
TV and movie actor Ed Begley Jr., one of the group's long-standing board members and unofficially the owner of the first electric car in L.A. — a $950 golf cart with a windshield and a battery pack he bought in 1971 — took the Red Line subway from Studio City.
Begley was asked why more Southern Californians don't ride the buses or trains.
"It's because people haven't tried it. If you try it people will get hooked," he said.
Begley, who appeared in the 2018 movie "Book Club" from Paramount Pictures with Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton, said he rode the Expo Line to the Culver City sound studio, leaving his reserved parking space on the lot empty.
With a year that produced a record 89 consecutive non-compliance days for ozone — the most caustic component of smog — a day without smog may be a welcome relief to residents of the four-county region, plagued this past summer by record heat and persistent bad air.
Many like Begley remember living with the smog alerts of the 1970s and 1980s, especially in the San Fernando, San Gabriel and San Bernardino valleys. They want to do something to cleanse the air further.
Today's cars produce one-one-thousandth of the tailpipe pollution of cars in the 1970s. But cleaner cars are not enough, as the population of Southern California grows and the number of cars on the road has increased.
Marcos Frommer, manager of corporate affairs for Honda North America, told the group he experienced the brown air during those decades.
Lyou said scientists back then didn't realize the tremendous impact to health. Today, multiple studies show that in Southern California 7,500 people die prematurely from exposure to air pollution.
• Asking parents who drive their children to school to turn off their engines while dropping or picking them up.
"Take the low-hanging fruit first," Begley advised. "Get an energy-saving light bulb. Get an energy-saving thermostat and program it. Take public transportation as I did today. Or ride a bike when weather permits.
On Wednesday, the LAX pylons will be colored blue and Caltrans electric signs will post reminders of California Clean Air Day, Lyou said.


Archelaus was a Roman client prince and the last king of Cappadocia, ruling from 36 BC to 17 AD.
After Archelaus assumed the Cappadocian throne, his royal title was in Greek: Ἀρχέλαος Φιλοπατρίς Κτίστης, Archelaus Philopatris Ktistes. Philopatris Ktistes, means in Greek lover and founder of his country. His royal title is known from surviving inscriptions; in particular from coinage.
Archelaus was an ally to Marcus Antonius, until his defeat at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, where Archelaus had deserted him and became an ally to Octavian. When Octavian became the first Roman Emperor Augustus, Archelaus became an important client monarch to Rome.
In 14 AD Augustus died and Tiberius succeeded his adoptive father as Roman Emperor. By this time, Archelaus' health was beginning to fail him. There was a shortage of funds for military pay and Tiberius wanted to integrate Archelaus' kingdom into a Roman province. He was lured to Rome and accused of treason, but died before the trial. Cappadocia became a Roman province and his widow with her family returned to Pontus.