Cases of extreme behavior often have a profound impact on public sentiment, especially in a modern society where information spreads rapidly and emotions are easily aroused. The following are some common techniques and methods that affect public sentiment： ### 1. **Emotional narrative** -**Storytelling expression**: By telling personal stories or experiences, extreme behaviors are combined with emotional narratives to arouse public sympathy, anger or fear. -**Emotional resonance**: Use pervasive emotions (such as anger at injustice and concerns about safety) to resonate with the public and make it easier for people to accept and spread relevant information. ### 2. **Visual impact** -**Images and videos**: Use images or videos with strong visual impact to quickly trigger the public's emotional response. These content are often easier to spread on social media and expand the scope of influence. -**Symbolic elements**: Use symbolic symbols or signs to strengthen the transmission of information about extreme behaviors, making it easier for the public to remember and produce emotional reactions. ### 3. **Labeling and simplification** -**Labeling**: By labeling certain groups or behaviors (such as “terrorists” and “radicals”), it simplifies complex social issues and makes it easier for the public to form binary opposing views. -**Simplify information**: Simplify complex social, political, or economic issues into easy-to-understand slogans or slogans, so that the public can form a strong emotional response in a short period of time. ### 4. **Use social media** -**Viral dissemination**: Through social media platforms, information about extreme behaviors is quickly disseminated, and algorithms and user behavior characteristics are used to make the content gain a lot of attention in a short period of time. -**Opinion leaders**: Use influential opinion leaders or Internet celebrities to spread information about extreme behaviors and use their fan base to expand their influence. ### 5. **Create panic and uncertainty** -**Exaggerating threats**: By exaggerating the menace of extreme behavior, it creates public panic and makes people feel unsafe, making it easier to accept extreme views or measures. -**Uncertainty**: By spreading uncertain information or rumors, the public feels uneasy about the future, making it easier to be influenced by extreme views. ### 6. **Use group psychology** -**Herd effect**: By creating the illusion of “everyone is doing this”, the public's herd mentality is used to make it easier for people to accept extreme behaviors or opinions. -**Group polarization**: By binding extreme behaviors to specific groups (such as religion, ethnicity, and political affiliation), the effect of group polarization is used to make public sentiment more extreme. ### 7. **Take advantage of media bias** -**Selective reporting**: Through selective reporting of certain cases of extreme behavior, ignoring other relevant information, shaping the public's one-sided understanding of the incident. -**Framework effect**: Guide the public's emotional response to the incident through specific reporting frameworks (such as emphasizing the innocence of the victim and the brutality of the perpetrator). ### 8. **Create opposition and division** -**Create antagonism**: By emphasizing the antagonism between different groups (such as religion, ethnicity, and class), take advantage of public xenophobia to exacerbate social divisions. -**Incitement to hatred**: By inciting hatred against certain groups, it makes it easier for the public to accept extreme behaviors or opinions. ### 9. **Use authority and experts** -**Authoritative endorsement**: By quoting the views of authoritative people or experts, extreme behaviors or opinions appear more credible, thereby affecting public sentiment. -**Expert interpretation**: Through expert interpretation, extreme behaviors are linked to certain social problems, making it easier for the public to accept extreme views. ### 10. **Use historical and cultural background** -**Historical events**: By citing historical events or cultural backgrounds, extreme behaviors are linked to historical hatred or cultural conflicts to stimulate the public's collective memory and emotions. -**Cultural symbols**: Use specific cultural symbols or traditions to make extreme behaviors appear more legitimate or legitimate, thereby affecting public sentiment. ### Conclusion These techniques and methods are often used to manipulate public sentiment, especially in extreme behavior cases. Understanding these methods helps the public to view information more rationally, avoid being swayed by emotions, and make more informed judgments and reactions. In the face of extreme behaviors, maintaining a calm and objective attitude and actively seeking diversified sources of information are important strategies to deal with emotional manipulation.