<p>1)Negatively characterize an intellectual approach</p>
<p>2)Subtly downplay the importance of an attitude.</p>
<p>what’s the difference between these two?</p>
<p>1)Negatively characterize an intellectual approach</p>
<p>2)Subtly downplay the importance of an attitude.</p>
<p>what’s the difference between these two?</p>
<p>give us a context and we will provide you a better answer.</p>
<p>They mean completely different things.</p>
<p>Can you really not see the difference?</p>
<p>The first is basically saying something bad about an approach, while the second is making the attitude not seem as important as it is.</p>