01869cam a22003258i 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020003000069040001700099041000800116050002500124082001200149100003800161245005800199264003900257300002100296336002600317337002800343338002700371504004100398505022100439520073400660650003301394650002301427650001501450650001501465650002501480650003801505BJBSDDR20230410143204.0ta170516s2017    nyu      b    000 0 eng    a9781615194087 (hardcover)  bspacBJBSDDR0 aeng00aP 301.5 bR643d 201700a320.9731 aRoberts-Miller, Patricia,d1959- 10aDemagoguery and democracy /cPatricia Roberts-Miller. 1aNew York :bThe Experiment,c2017.  a135 p. :c15 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references.  aFront Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Democratic Deliberation--2. How Not to Define Demagoguery--3. What Demagoguery Is-- How Demagoguery Works--Demagoguery: A Case Study-- A Culture of Demagoguery-- What Do We Do?  aA clear-eyed guide to demagoguery—and how we can defeat it . What is demagoguery? Some demagogues are easy to spot: They rise to power through pandering, charisma, and prejudice. But, as professor Patricia Roberts-Miller explains, a demagogue is anyone who reduces all questions to us vs. them.

Why is it dangerous? Demagoguery is democracy’s greatest threat. It erodes rational debate, so that intelligent policymaking grinds to a halt. The idea that we never fall for it—that all the blame lies with them—is equally dangerous.

How can we stop it? Demagogues follow predictable patterns in what they say and do to gain power. The key to resisting demagoguery is to name it when you see it—and to know where it leads. 0aRhetoricxPolitical aspects. 0aPolitical oratory. 0aDemocracy. 4aDemocracia 0aOratoria política  0aRetóricaxAspectos políticos