manipulatively

As I've said before, the show's MO might more accurately be described as manipulatively and dishonestly playing against the audience's knee-jerk reactions to hot-button issues, often by using semantic associations that have little or nothing to do with the reality of the story.

That's What You Get Folks, For Makin' Allegory Abigail Nussbaum 2006

"All the usual elements, somewhat manipulatively reconfigured."

Stalemate by Iris Johansen: Book summary 2010

But privately they openly acknowledge that they have no way of knowing if their aid is distributed manipulatively and in fact they know there is discrimination and repression but are powerless to stop it.

Ben Rawlence: World Bank Feeding Repression in Ethiopia Ben Rawlence 2010

I agree with him -- in fact, the heavily-rehearsed and manipulatively-crafted marketing act behind not only E3 trailers, but pre-launch hype in general is something I keep complaining about.

The Mysterious Appeal Of Ueda's Worlds SVGL 2009

But privately they openly acknowledge that they have no way of knowing if their aid is distributed manipulatively and in fact they know there is discrimination and repression but are powerless to stop it.

Ben Rawlence: World Bank Feeding Repression in Ethiopia Ben Rawlence 2010

Michael Emerson -- that's Benjamin "What, me manipulatively lie?"

Adrianne Palicki is Wonder Woman; bidding farewell to Len Lesser, aka Uncle Leo Jen Chaney 2011

I agree with him -- in fact, the heavily-rehearsed and manipulatively-crafted marketing act behind not only E3 trailers, but pre-launch hype in general is something I keep complaining about.

Archive 2009-06-01 SVGL 2009

But privately they openly acknowledge that they have no way of knowing if their aid is distributed manipulatively and in fact they know there is discrimination and repression but are powerless to stop it.

Ben Rawlence: World Bank Feeding Repression in Ethiopia Ben Rawlence 2010

But privately they openly acknowledge that they have no way of knowing if their aid is distributed manipulatively and in fact they know there is discrimination and repression but are powerless to stop it.

Ben Rawlence: World Bank Feeding Repression in Ethiopia Ben Rawlence 2010

The way things apparently went at Soundview Healthcare Network is quite the exception -- in fact a Madoff like effort, carefully and manipulatively played out over years.

Fran Barrett: We are not crooks! Fran Barrett 2010