manipulation
premeditated action that seeks to manipulate
dysphemism
expression with connotations that are offensive either about the subject matter or to the audience, or both
media manipulation
series of related, illegitimate or illegal techniques in which an individual, an interest group or a government influences journalists to favour their own particular interests
euphemism
innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or which the speaker wants to hide
propaganda
material created to influence or persuade
setting up to fail
manipulative technique