sensationalism

n 1: subject matter that is calculated to excite and please

vulgar tastes

2: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to

vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to

maintain their circulation" [syn: {luridness}]

3: the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for

what is good [syn: {sensualism}]

4: the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience [syn: {empiricism},

{empiricist philosophy}]