Editing Politician (section)

==Criticism==
Some critics often accuse politicians of not communicating with the public. They accuse politicians' speeches of being sometimes overly formal, filled with many euphemisms and metaphors, and generally seen as an attempt to "obscure, mislead, and confuse".<ref>Vincent E. Barry (2007): ''Invitation to Critical Thinking'' p. 319 {{ISBN?}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Walker |first1=Alexander C. |last2=Turpin |first2=Martin Harry |last3=Meyers |first3=Ethan A. |last4=Stolz |first4=Jennifer A. |last5=Fugelsang |first5=Jonathan A. |last6=Koehler |first6=Derek J. |title=Controlling the narrative: Euphemistic language affects judgments of actions while avoiding perceptions of dishonesty |journal=Cognition |date=June 2021 |volume=211 |pages=104633 |doi=10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104633 |pmid=33639377 }}</ref>

Lack of awareness, selfishness, [[Manipulation (psychology)|manipulation]], [[political corruption]] and dishonesty are perceptions that people often accuse politicians of, and many see them as prioritizing personal interests over the public interests.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite book |doi=10.4324/9781315126647 |title=Political Corruption |date=2017 |last1=Heidenheimer |first1=Arnold I. |last2=Lohnston |first2=Michael |isbn=978-1-315-12664-7 |editor-first1=Michael |editor-last1=Johnston }}{{page needed|date=September 2024}}</ref> Politicians in many countries are seen as the “most hated professionals,” and the least trustworthy, leading to public skepticism and constant criticism.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

In addition, some politicians tend to be negative, this strategy, although it does not enhance their chances of being re-elected or gaining public support, politicians see this negativity as consistent with negative media bias, which increases their chances of securing media access and public attention.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Poljak |first=Z |date=2024 |title="Give the Media What They Need: Negativity as a Media Access Tool for Politicians" |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19401612241234861 |journal=The International Journal of Press/Politics|doi=10.1177/19401612241234861 |hdl=10067/2034760151162165141 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
[[File:The Immunity Bath (J.J. Hanberg leaving the Grand Jury Room, surrounded by stamped vouchers),... (NBY 5387).jpg|thumb|The Immunity Bath (J.J. Hanberg leaving the Grand Jury Room, surrounded by stamped vouchers), March 5, 1910]]
Also, lack of [[accountability]] and the [[Legal immunity|immunity]] from prosecution they receive as politicians results in further corruption and evasion from legal punishment,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jensenius |first1=F. R. |last2=Wood |first2=A. K. |date=2016 |title=Caught in the act but not punished: On elite rule of law and deterrence |url=https://elibrary.law.psu.edu/jlia/vol4/iss2/13 |journal=Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs |volume=4 |issue=2 |page=686 }}</ref> as represented by the immunity bath depiction by J.J. Hanberg<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanberg |first=J.J. |date=March 5, 1910 |title="The Immunity Bath" (leaving the Grand Jury Room, surrounded by stamped vouchers) |url=https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_chicago/id/5387 }}</ref>