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Abstract:From Obama's clothing to the Brexit campaign - how to decode the hidden messages in politics known as "dog whistles".
Politicians are using coded language to "manipulate people" into making decisions they wouldn't normally be "morally comfortable with", a political language expert tells the BBC.
This kind of political message only certain people are meant to understand is known as a "dog whistle", explains Professor Jennifer Saul.
Some claimed these tactics were used to make people think Barack Obama was a foreigner. Others said UKIP's "Breaking Point" poster was a racist dog whistle.
So how does it work?
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