rhetorical despotism
Rhetorical despotism refers to a form of authoritarian control or manipulation achieved through skillful and persuasive use of language, where an individual or entity employs rhetoric to impose their ideas or opinions forcefully, while suppressing dissent and disregarding alternative perspectives.
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Related Concepts (20)
- authoritarianism
- autocracy
- brainwashing techniques
- censorship
- coercive persuasion
- cult of personality
- deceptive rhetoric
- demagoguery
- dictatorship
- gaslighting
- manipulation tactics
- mass indoctrination
- mind games
- oppression of free speech
- orwellian society
- political hegemony
- propaganda techniques
- psychological control
- thought control
- totalitarianism