Original sentence: The debate is called "The Kitchen Debate" not only because it took place in a kitchen, but also because Nixon tried to steer the focus of the conversation to household appliances such as the washing machine, rather than bombs or weapons
Edited sentence: The debate is called "The Kitchen Debate" not only because it took place in a kitchen, but also because Nixon tried to steer the focus of the conversation to household appliances such as the washing machine, rather than bombs or weapons, to prevent showing any potential shortfalls of the United States military in comparison to the Soviet Union