scapegoating
Scapegoating refers to blaming or holding someone or a group of people responsible for problems, often unrelated to their actual involvement, as a way to divert attention or avoid accountability.
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- attribution bias
- blame
- catastrophizing
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- jewish scapegoating during the black death
- jewish scapegoating in medieval europe
- jewish scapegoating in response to economic crises
- jewish scapegoating in the middle ages
- lack of accountability
- ostracism
- scapegoat
- scapegoating jews for societal problems
- shunning
- stereotyping
- victimhood