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In politics, a dog whistle is the use of coded or suggestive language in political messaging to garner support from a particular group without provoking opposition. The concept is named after ultrasonic dog whistles , which are audible to dogs but not humans.
The term derives from a physical "dog whistle"—an instrument that produces a sound undetectable to humans but bothersome to dogs. Likewise, what makes a dog whistle covert is that it does not expressly state a racist idea but a coded racial message that maintains a sense of plausible deniability. [27]
During the heyday of the civil rights movement, defenders of racial segregation [48] [c] used the term "states' rights" as a code word in what is now referred to as dog-whistle politics: political messaging that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has an additional, different, or more specific resonance for a targeted subgroup.
Mr Trump claims all will be revealed and his exoneration guaranteed after a presser next Monday
The former president’s ‘dog-whistle’ statements add to decades of racially driven attacks, Alex Woodward reports Trump’s barely veiled ‘riggers’ dog whistle underlines former president ...
One word "stinks of a racial trope," explained Cornell Belcher.
In public relations and politics, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through knowingly providing a biased interpretation of an event. While traditional public relations and advertising may manage their presentation of facts, "spin" often implies the use of disingenuous , deceptive , and manipulative tactics.
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