Plural of demagogy; multiple instances or forms of demagog-like leadership or manipulation of crowds through emotions.
From demagogy + -ies (irregular plural). Demagogy comes from Greek 'demagogike' (the art of demagogs). The plural -ies form is used for abstract nouns and represents different manifestations or types of demagogic behavior.
Interestingly, historians can track different 'demagogies' across centuries—Roman demagogy looked different from 19th-century populism, which differed from modern media-age demagogy, yet all use the core trick of emotions over evidence. It's fascinating that the underlying manipulation strategy is so consistent across time!
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