scare tactic
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a method intended to frighten people into doing something
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- Politicians often use scare tactics during election campaigns.
- Don't fall for their scare tactic; they're just trying to manipulate you.
- The company's warning about job losses was widely seen as a scare tactic to force concessions.
- Environmental groups sometimes employ scare tactics to highlight urgent issues.
- Is this a genuine concern or just another scare tactic from the opposition?
- They resorted to scare tactics when their logical arguments failed to persuade anyone.
- The government's new advertising campaign against smoking felt like a blatant scare tactic.
- Using scare tactics can be effective in the short term, but it often backfires.
- Critics accused the organization of relying too heavily on scare tactics instead of presenting facts.
- We need to counter their scare tactics with solid evidence and rational discussion.