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use of fear  

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  • Fear is an emotion. Following the subtle analysis of emotions in Jon Elster's Alchemies of the Mind, fear may be a visceral reaction, in which case it is referred to as phobia, or it may be rationally induced by the expectation of something occurring with consequences that are deemed terrible. [Source: Encyclopedia of Power; Fear, Use of]

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