demagogic
adjective
dem·a·gog·ic
ˌde-mə-ˈgä-gik 
also -ˈgä-jik,
or -ˈgō-jik
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue : employing demagoguery
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Dave acts onstage, in service of artistic truth; Giles, on the stage of public life, peddles demagogic fictions.
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Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
When triggered, it short circuits the candidate’s strategic thinking and elicits demagogic and dehumanizing arguments.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024
The feature-film debut of the Wachowski siblings, Bound proves that gender manipulation is an old demagogic strategy.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 July 2024
These were the kind of comments that Republicans of the past might have seen at Democratic conventions and viewed as demagogic.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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Giles Harvey, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
When triggered, it short circuits the candidate’s strategic thinking and elicits demagogic and dehumanizing arguments.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024
The feature-film debut of the Wachowski siblings, Bound proves that gender manipulation is an old demagogic strategy.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 July 2024
These were the kind of comments that Republicans of the past might have seen at Democratic conventions and viewed as demagogic.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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“Demagogic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demagogic. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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