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  2. Fearmongering - Wikipedia

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    A remarkable tactic is the so-called strategy of tension, which is based on making violence and chaos in order to create political instability, to defame an opponent, to pave the way for a more authoritarianism or fascist government, or to prevent the decolonization of colonies.

  3. Appeal to fear - Wikipedia

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    Examples of fear appeal include reference to social exclusion, and getting laid-off from one's job, [6] getting cancer from smoking or involvement in car accidents and driving. Fear appeals are nonmonotonic , meaning that the level of persuasion does not always increase when the claimed danger is increased.

  4. Fear appeal - Wikipedia

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    For example, a dental hygiene presentation to a group of high school students reported greater change in attitudes using mild rather than strong fear appeals. When repeated, the reverse effect was true: greater attitude and behavior change occurred when a strong fear appeal was used, versus a moderate or weak fear appeal.

  5. Borrowing "Fear City" tactic from 1975, police union tells ...

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    Yale University and New Haven officials blasted the labor union representing campus police officers Tuesday for handing out flyers telling new students it was unsafe to leave school grounds, walk ...

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

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    I’ve heard about communism my entire life. My teachers (from first to 12th grade) were Marist Brothers who came to El Salvador after being kicked out of Cuba by Fidel Castro.

  7. Teacher writes letters to 100 students after heartbreaking scare

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    A terrifying incident with one of her students inspired Brittni Darras to write personal letters to more than 100 of the kids she teaches.

  8. Fear City pamphlets - Wikipedia

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    School and city officials criticized the union for distributing the leaflets and said it was a scare tactic to get better terms during an ongoing contract negotiation. The police union said the pamphlets were intended to keep students safe and weren't related to the contract negotiations. [6] [5]

  9. Can Certain Foods Cause Nightmares? - AOL

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    Turns out, that wasn't just a scare tactic. It's not candy specifically that causes nightmares, but eating before bed in general that can cause a problem.