Demagogy (also demagoguery) (Ancient Greek δημαγωγία, from dēmos "people" and agein "to lead") is a strategy for gaining political power by appealing to the prejudices, emotions, fears and expectations of the public — typically via impassioned rhetoric and propaganda, and often using nationalist, populist or religious themes. Since its probable first use as a term by Aristophanes in his satire against the demagogue Cleon, the perimeters of… (More on Demagogy)