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
MÁRton	MAHR-ton	Hungarian
Chuck	CHUK	English
Herbert	['hə:bət]
Chucho	CHOO-cho	Spanish
Tilda	TEEL-dah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Finnish
ThÉO	te-O	French