scare tactics

Example Sentences

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"But it's hard to ignore that Anthropic has a history of scare tactics."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Those programs were scare tactics, right?” said Sanho, who was a student activist when the government first invited “Officer Friendly or Not-So-Friendly” to come into the classroom.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

Some activists believe that scare tactics are precisely what is needed in order for people to take action themselves.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

This does not mean using scare tactics, which have been shown to backfire.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024

But night doctors weren’t just fictions conjured as scare tactics.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot