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a recurring mode of political expression marked by heated exaggeration, suspicion and conspiratorial fantasy.

In American history, paranoid style refers to a recurring mode of political expression marked by heated exaggeration, suspicion and conspiratorial fantasy. This meaning comes from Hofstadter (1965) in The paranoid style in American politics, and other essays.[1]

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  1. Hofstadter, R. (1965). The paranoid style in American politics, and other essays. Alfred A. Knopf. Open Library record

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