demagogical
Appealing to mobs
Demagogical describes speech, tactics, or behavior that appeals to emotions and prejudices rather than reason—the methods of a demagogue.
A demagogical politician exploits fears and resentments to gain power: His demagogical attacks on immigrants stirred up the crowd.
The word is interchangeable with demagogic, though less common.
Biased information for influence
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- exploitativeUnfairly using others' vulnerabilities
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
disingenuous · fearmongering · scapegoating · distortion · misinformation · indoctrination · cunning · insidious
Causing sharp division
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- seditiousInciting rebellion against state
- contentiousInclined toward disagreement
controversial · fearmongering · scapegoating · othering · alienating · factional · sectarian · provocative
Inciting mob sentiment
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
mobilizing · anti-establishment · nationalist · nativist · tribalist · outsider · strongman
Formal eloquent discourse
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- sophistryDeceptive reasoning
- bombastPretentious hollow language
exaggeration · eloquence · persuasion · incitement · emotive · stirring · inflammatory · polemical
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- exploitativeUnfairly using others' vulnerabilities
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
misleading · disingenuous · fearmongering · scapegoating · distortion · misinformation · indoctrination · cunning · insidious · scheming
polarizing
Causing sharp division
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- seditiousInciting rebellion against state
contentious · controversial · fearmongering · scapegoating · othering · alienating · factional · sectarian · provocative
rabble-rousing
Inciting mob sentiment
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- agitatorOne who foments discord
- charismaticCompellingly attractive to others
grassroots · mobilizing · anti-establishment · nationalist · nativist · tribalist · outsider · strongman
oratory
Formal eloquent discourse
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration
- sophistryDeceptive reasoning
bombast · exaggeration · eloquence · persuasion · incitement · emotive · stirring · inflammatory · polemical · sloganeering
demagogicalreasoned
Derived through careful thought
rational · logical · evidence-based · analytical · dispassionate
demagogicalstatesmanlike
Befitting a wise leader
principled · honest · sincere · forthright · truthful