A post on social media by a news organisation designed expressly to outrage as many people as possible in order to generate interaction.
I'm not going to comment on this shit, it's rage bait.
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A video specifically designed to make you mad so that you interact more with the video.
Most rage baiters sell a product too!
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Saying something that will obviously piss someone off just to get the reaction.
Me: Brittany Murphy will be forgotten just like any other celebrity in Hollywood. Move on
Girl: You're heartless. You don't even know her.
Me: You just got rage baited.
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Slang word to describe a social media user who desires to anger another by posting an obviously incorrect opinion to get negative attention towards them in order to gain either followers or likes (or a gun pointed at them either way)
One Using Rage Bait: Luffy would beat Goku any day of the week
The Person Falling For Rage Bait: Holy shit you are wrong on so many levels.
The Smart Person: Nice Rage Bait man! 10/10
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Purposefully designed outlets of expression (written, verbal, video/photo, etc) used to outrage as many people as possible to generate attention and negative reactions.
News outlets like Fox News often rage bait to get more viewers.
What every white dude says on social media nowadays to cope even when they see an opinion based comment
Me: GTA 6 will be a disappointment
Some dude named Ethan: 0/10 rage bait
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A rage bait artist is an individual whose entire online presence/personality is defined mostly by their topics or demeanor in which they incite rage by using intentionally provocative wording that is meant to further antagonize through manipulation tactics such as cherry-picking, red herring, or otherwise disingenuous logical fallacies meant to paint a particular narrative rather than the more complex truth.
"Did you see that video of a guy belittling sports he disagreed with? Another rage bait artist pushing for reactions he likes"