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A '''demagogue''' (from the Greek ''dêm(os)'', people, + ''agōgós'', leading) is a public speaker who is able to sway an [[audience]] into ignoble thoughts and actions. This is accomplished by manipulating the emotions, prejudices, and passions of listeners. Demagogues frequently employ [[deceit]] in their [[rhetoric]].
A '''demagogue''' (from the Greek ''dêm(os)'', people, + ''agōgós'', leading) is a public speaker who is able to sway an [[audience]] into ignoble thoughts and actions. This is accomplished by manipulating the emotions, prejudices, and passions of listeners. Demagogues frequently employ [[deceit]] in their [[rhetoric]].
Demagogues with an evil [[charisma]] are epitomised by [[Adolf Hitler]].
Demagogues with an evil [[charisma]] are epitomised by [[Adolf Hitler]], or, in more recent history, by [[Barack Hussein Obama]], given his inexplicable ability to garner more votes than his opponents.
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