bait-and-switch
a form of fraud used in retail sales but also employed in other contexts, typically involving enticing purchases of substituted goods by unsuspecting customers
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bait-and-switch
Summary
bait-and-switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- bait-and-switch's subclass of is recorded as fraud[2].
- bait-and-switch's subclass of is recorded as misleading commercial practice[3].
- bait-and-switch's subclass of is recorded as dumbing down[4].
- bait-and-switch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024pnn[5].
- bait-and-switch's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/bait-and-switch[6].
- bait-and-switch's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Bait-and-switch[7].
- bait-and-switch's Know Your Meme slug is recorded as bait-and-switch-media[8].
Why It Matters
bait-and-switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (499 views/month).[1] bait-and-switch has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] bait-and-switch is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]