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  2. Fearmongering - Wikipedia

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    Social agents of all kinds are often using fearmongering as a tactic in the competition for attention, as illustrated by the examples below. [3] [5] Fearmongering can have strong psychological effects, which may be intended or unintended. One hypothesized effect is mean world syndrome in which people perceive the world as more dangerous than it ...

  3. Rage-baiting - Wikipedia

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    In internet slang, rage-baiting (also rage-farming) is the manipulative tactic of eliciting outrage with the goal of increasing internet traffic, online engagement, revenue and support. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Rage baiting or farming can be used as a tool to increase engagement, attract subscribers, followers, and supporters, which can be financially ...

  4. Appeal to fear - Wikipedia

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    Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) is the appeal to fear in sales or marketing; in which a company disseminates negative (and vague) information on a competitor's product.. The term originated to describe misinformation tactics in the computer hardware industry and has since been used more broa

  5. Why not let AIG fail? Can 'systemic risk' be a scare tactic?

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  6. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt - Wikipedia

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    Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) is a manipulative propaganda tactic used in sales, marketing, public relations, politics, polling, and cults. FUD is generally a strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information , and is a manifestation of the appeal to fear .

  7. Opinion: Republican Party uses 'communism' as scare tactic to ...

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    This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Opinion: Republicans use 'communism' as scare tactic to get votes. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides.

  8. IRS scammers using scare tactics to target victims for money ...

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    MILWAUKEE, Wisc. (WITI) -- It's an old scam with new tricks and it's costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Con artists are duping people out of money by posing as the IRS and using scare tactics ...

  9. Scare tactics (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Scare tactics may refer to: Scare tactics, or fear mongering, the tactical use of fear, fright, or terror; Scare Tactics, a 2003–2013 American hidden-camera pranks television series; Scare Tactics, a 1996–1998 DC Comics mini-series.