political gaffe
C21448
concept
A political gaffe is an unintentional and often embarrassing mistake or remark by a politician that attracts public attention and can damage their credibility or campaign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| political gaffe canonical | 2 |
| political gaffe (by opponent) | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: political gaffe
Generated description
A political gaffe is an unintentional and often embarrassing mistake or remark by a politician that attracts public attention and can damage their credibility or campaign.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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“Dean Scream” widely replayed on television
surface form:
Dean Scream
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| Lloyd Bentsen "You’re no Jack Kennedy" remark | political gaffe (by opponent) |
| Dean Scream | — |