rephrase

Let me rephrase that argument in a way that will illustrate what I think is wrong with it.

He now offers a rephrase: "I don't mean the Shoah, I mean the multiple deaths of Americans that are going on in a tragic way."

So let me rephrase that: Some of the deficit hawks are killing us.

You must also be prepared to rephrase and remold some of the points in order to get at the most important aspects of the case.