Prejudice vs Demagoguery - What's the difference?
prejudice | demagoguery |
(countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
* (rfdate) (Macaulay)
(countable) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
(countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.
(obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
* , II.ix:
(obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
* (rfdate) (Shakespeare)
To have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.
To cause prejudice.
The actions of a demagogue
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people
As nouns the difference between prejudice and demagoguery
is that prejudice is (countable) an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts while demagoguery is the actions of a demagogue.As a verb prejudice
is to have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.prejudice
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* (archaic)Noun
- Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man.
- I am free of all prejudices . I hate everyone equally.
- the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize : / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit
- (Locke)
- England and France might, through their amity, / Breed him some prejudice .