tone policing
manipulative tactic that focus on the tone in which a statement was presented and in turn detract attention from the truth or falsity of that statement
en-GB/ˈtəʊn pəˈliːsɪŋ/
en-US/ˈtoʊn pəˈlisɪŋ/
manipulative tactic that focus on the tone in which a statement was presented and in turn detract attention from the truth or falsity of that statement