Tendentious (Adjective)
Meaning
Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The historian's new book offers a tendentious analysis of the civil war, portraying one side as heroes and the other as villains.
- His speeches were notorious for being full of tendentious remarks, aiming to incite strong emotions in the crowd rather than promoting a rational discussion.
- The company issued a tendentious statement following the scandal, downplaying the severity of the misconduct and deflecting blame.
- The documentary's narrative was criticized for presenting a tendentious view of the environmental issue, exaggerating certain facts while ignoring others.
- Some journalists accused the politician of making a tendentious connection between the crime rate and immigration, suggesting a link that wasn't supported by evidence.