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唆{そそ}るぜこれは - is translated as "This is exhilarating" in anime. Though, various translations give "It's tempting" and google gives "I'll instigate this".
Why is "これは" at the end instead of "これは唆{そそ}るぜ"?
Also, why is "唆" written using "さ" on keyboard while it's read as "そそ"? It's inconvenient to write this kanji with the word discussed above in mind.
It’s an example of [倒置]{とうち}. これは is placed at the end for emphasis.
さ is the on’yomi of 唆 as used in [示唆]{しさ}. The character is used in [唆]{そそのか}す because it means that.
I would say [唆]{そそ}る is a common misuse, although both my iPhone and Mac give it to me as a candidate when I type そそる. My dictionary has そそる in all hiragana. According to this article, the anime you saw it in made this usage popular. No wonder it looks to me like nothing but an error.
