Quick definitions (propaganda)
# noun: information that is spread for the
purpose of promoting some cause
propaganda : Encarta® World English Dictionary
1. publicity to promote something: information
put out by an organization or government to
promote a policy, idea, or cause
2. misleading publicity: deceptive or distorted
information that is systematically spread
Wiktionary: propaganda
1. speech or writing advancing one's cause or
ideas, or denouncing one's opponents;
any type of communication ultimately directed to a
large public, whose message has a deceiving
character seeking a reaction,
in terms of opinion or behavior, according to
one's interests, cause or ideas.
Propaganda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Propaganda is a specific type of message
presentation directly aimed at influencing the
opinions or behaviour of people, rather than
impartially providing information.
An appeal to one's emotions is, perhaps, the
more obvious propaganda method, but there are
varied other more subtle and insidious forms.
On the other hand, a most common characteristic
of propaganda is volume (in the sense of a large
amount).
Individually propaganda functions as
self-deception.
Culturally it works within religions, politics,
and economic entities like those which both favour
and oppose globalization. Commercially it works
within the (mass) market in the free market
societies.
Propaganda shares techniques with advertising and
public relations. In fact, advertising and public
relations can be thought of as propaganda that
promotes a commercial product or shapes the
perception of an organization, person or brand.
A number of techniques which are based on
research are used to generate propaganda. Many of
these same techniques can be found under logical
fallacies, since propagandists use arguments that,
while sometimes convincing, are not necessarily
valid.
A few examples are: Flag-waving, Glittering
generalities, Intentional vagueness,
Oversimplification, Rationalization, Red herring,
Slogans, Stereotyping, Testimonial, Unstated
assumption......snip
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda
see also Logical fallacies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacies
Quick definitions (propaganda)
# noun: information that is spread for the
purpose of promoting some cause
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