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
ZekİYe	-	Turkish
Louisa	loo-EEZ-ə (English), loo-EES-ə (English)	English, German, Dutch
Mehmed	-	Ottoman Turkish
Pedro	PE-dro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Wakana	wah-kah-nah	Japanese
Emem	-	Western African, Ibibio