demagogically
With inflammatory rhetoric
In a manner characteristic of a demagogue—appealing to emotions, prejudices, and fears rather than reason.
Politicians who argue demagogically exploit grievances and scapegoat enemies rather than propose substantive solutions: He demagogically blamed immigrants for the economic crisis.
Tending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- rabble-rousingInciting mob sentiment
exhortative · oratorical · bombastic · grandstanding · sloganeering · haranguing · declamatory · speechifying
Inciting mob sentiment
- majoritarianRule by most voters
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- plain-spokenSpeaking without ornament
Deliberately spreading exaggerated alarm
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- exploitativeUnfairly using others' vulnerabilities
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
calculating · underhanded · insidious · scheming · conniving · unscrupulous · cynically · opportunistically
Causing sharp division
- incitingUrging others to act
- fomentingActively stirring up discord
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
seditious · troublemaking · disruptive · contentious · antagonizing · tribalistic · othering · vilifying
Actively pursuing political support
- electioneeringPolitical campaign activity
- partisanBiased toward one side
- ideologicallyBased on belief system
inflammatory
Tending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
rabble-rousing · exhortative · oratorical · bombastic · grandstanding · sloganeering · haranguing · declamatory · speechifying · sermonizing
rabble-rousing
Inciting mob sentiment
- majoritarianRule by most voters
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- everymanOrdinary representative person
fear-mongering
Deliberately spreading exaggerated alarm
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- exploitativeUnfairly using others' vulnerabilities
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
cunning · calculating · underhanded · insidious · scheming · conniving · unscrupulous · cynically · opportunistically · duplicitously
polarizing
Causing sharp division
- incitingUrging others to act
- fomentingActively stirring up discord
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
provocative · seditious · troublemaking · disruptive · contentious · antagonizing · tribalistic · othering · vilifying · demonizing
campaigning
Actively pursuing political support
- electioneeringPolitical campaign activity
- partisanBiased toward one side
- ideologicallyBased on belief system
demagogicallyrationally
In a logical manner
reasonably · dispassionately · logically · objectively · analytically
demagogicallyimpartially
Without taking sides
neutrally · apolitically · fair-mindedly · open-mindedly · inclusively
demagogicallyhonestly
In a truthful manner
truthfully · candidly · forthrightly · substantively · factually