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Hyperbole works both way. Negative misrepresentation is also hyperbole and rationalizing it as pragamtism makes it even more extreme.


hyperbole
noun
the representation (or misrepresentation) of something in terms that go beyond the facts <“enough food to feed a whole army” is a common example of hyperbole>
Synonyms: caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching
Related Words: amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging; hype, puffery; superlative
Near Antonyms: belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing
Antonyms: meiosis, understatement