Inducing
Provoking
Provoking adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.
Usage example: the host's provoking opinions are the reason why people tune in to his radio talk show in the first place
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Synonyms for Provoking
Inducing and provoking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inducing" instead an adjective "Provoking".
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A properly created meme that is funny enough, cute enough, or (the most effective) rage-inducing and argument-provoking enough can cause an idea to 'infect' huge swaths of the population.
Source: More Than Mind Control - Of course, the person who provokes the rant-inducing slight may also have been the one who was provoking the ranter in the first place, with the ranter resorting to this after subtle hints have proven ineffective.
Source: Rant-Inducing Slight
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