Manipulative Communication

adjective not expressing genuine feelings; pretending to be sincere

• His insincere apology did not convince anyone of his remorse.
• I can tell she's being insincere with her compliments.
• Don't trust him, he's always so insincere.
• The politician's insincere promises left the voters feeling betrayed.

verb to cause someone to believe something that is not true; to deceive or trick

• The company was fined for using deceptive advertising to mislead consumers.
• Don't let him mislead you with his smooth talk.
• She tried to mislead me, but I saw right through her lies.
• His actions were meant to mislead, but in the end, the truth prevailed.

noun a political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to manipulate or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a poll

• The candidate's opponents used a push poll to spread negative information about him.
• I heard they did a push poll to try to make the other candidate look bad.
• They pulled a sneaky push poll to sway voters' opinions.
• The company's marketing strategy felt like a push poll, trying to manipulate customers into buying their product.