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A specific instance of Emotionbait—a post that uses emotional accusations, demands, or provocations to manipulate rather than communicate. Emotionposts might accuse you of being "too emotional" when you're perfectly calm, or demand that you perform a specific emotion to prove your humanity, or use emotionally charged language to provoke a reaction they can then pathologize. They might say "I'm not angry, you're projecting" while clearly angry, or "you need to calm down" as a way of escalating conflict while claiming the moral high ground. The Emotionpost is recognizable by its focus on the target's emotional state—real or imagined—as a way of avoiding substantive engagement.
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