Might mean (unverified): Making vague statements seem personal.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Barnumize)

verb:  To enliven something, especially a spectacle or attraction.
verb:  To dumb down, cheapen, or vulgarize something, especially to create entertainment that appeals to coarse or unsophisticated tastes.
verb:  To promote with bombast, exaggeration, or outright falsehood; to hype or sensationalize.
verb:  To obtain money through fraudulent or deceitful means; to swindle or con.
verb:  To spread inaccurate or false information.
verb:  To seek or attract attention, especially through ostentation.
verb:  Alternative form of Barnumize [To enliven something, especially a spectacle or attraction.]

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