Originally Posted by FoolThemAll

So what would I consider a scare tactic? Person A makes a negative false statement B about an action/stance C. If it turns out that person A had prior knowledge that statement B was false, or is unable to provide backing of any kind for statement B, then it's a scare tactic. It might be a scare tactic if there is backing for the statement, but the backing is very easily debunked.