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Alarmism is excessive or exaggerated alarm of a real or imagined threat. Alarmism connotes attempts to excite fears or giving warnings of great danger in a manner that is amplified, overemphasized or unwarranted. In the news media, alarmism can often be found in the form of yellow journalism where reports sensationalism a story to exaggeration small risks.
They may also be seeking to preserve feelings of omnipotence by trying to generate anxiety, apprehension and concern in others.T. Pitt-Aikens, Loss of the Good Authority (1989) p. 99
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