Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 74 self fulfilling prophecy 52 self perpetuating 50 counterproductive 49 vicious circle 49 snowball effect 48 counter productive 46 irrational 46 wishful thinking 46 vicious cycle 45 deflationary 45 deflationary spiral 45 domino effect 44 backfire 44 slippery slope 43 lagging indicator 43 fallacious 43 wishful 43 inevitably 42 moral hazard 42 unmanageable 42 overblown 42 downward spiral 42 unrealistic 42 counter intuitive 42 inevitable 42 herd mentality 42 double edged sword 42 foolish 42 overextended 41 misguided 41 depress 41 counterintuitive 41 knee jerk reaction 41 alarmist 41 unsustainable 41 depressing 41 weakens 41 exacerbate 41 irrelevant 41 doom 41 exaggerated 41 hyperbolic 41 stagflation 41 shortsighted 41 doomsday scenario 41 dishonest 41 unrealistic expectations 40 perverse 40 double dip 40 desensitized 40 fallacy 40 cognitive dissonance 40 unintended consequence 40 irrational exuberance 40 illogical 40 delusional 40 irresponsible 40 disingenuous 40 unavoidable 40 corollary 40 hopeless 40 defeatist 40 quagmire 39 precipitous 39 spiral 39 pernicious 39 absurd 39 exacerbates 39 inflationary 39 delusion 39 paranoid 39 cascading effect 39 fool errand 39 feedback loop 39 generalized 39 scaremongering 39 begets 39 uncontrollable 39 overly optimistic 39 distorted 39 cynical 39 hysteria 38 precipitate 38 hubris 38 paradoxically 38 overreaction 38 specious 38 fait accompli 38 ripple effect 38 superfluous 38 untenable 38 fatalistic 38 illusory 38 depresses 38 scare tactic 38 groupthink 38 hyperbole 38 red herring 38 consequence 38 housing bubble 38 unintended consequences