alarmist tactics

The use of fear as a means of convincing people to agree to, act upon, or unite behind something. The political candidate relied on alarmist tactics to win the election, giving the impression that her opponent would plunge the state into financial ruin.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Septimus	-	Ancient Roman
Katrien	kaht-REEN	Dutch
MaŠA	-	Slovene, Croatian
Sebastian	[si:'bæstjən]
Beatriz	be-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Lavina	-	English