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What is Propaganda?

What is Propaganda?. Propaganda is…. Information intended to manipulate public opinion. Bias rather than impartial. Usually spread by the media in an effort to help or harm a person, group, institution, act, or idea. May be covert or conspicuous. Propaganda is….

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What is Propaganda?

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  1. What is Propaganda?

  2. Propaganda is… • Information intended to manipulate public opinion. • Bias rather than impartial. • Usually spread by the media in an effort to help or harm a person, group, institution, act, or idea. • May be covert or conspicuous.

  3. Propaganda is… • Intended to make us accept or approve something without looking closely at the evidence. • Usually appeals to emotion rather than intellect • The desired effect is a swayed opinion.

  4. Propaganda and the Media • Propagandists typically use media that reach a large population of people • Where do you see propaganda?

  5. Forums for Propaganda • Advertising • Where do you see advertisements? • Politics • How so? • War • Why would this be necessary? • Public Relations

  6. What are possible benefits and dangers of propaganda?

  7. Common Techniques • Testimonial • Glittering Generalities • Transfer • Plain Folks • Bandwagon • Name Calling • Card Stacking

  8. Testimonial • A respected person sanctions a product or idea • Either a celebrity or an “everyman” • Celebrity testimonials associate fame with the product • Everyman testimonials allow the audience to relate to the product • Emotional in nature; don’t appeal to logical reasoning.

  9. Glittering Generalities • Use intensely appealing words to make a product or idea seem attractive without really offering supporting information or reason. • Purposefully vague • Use words like low fat, better, new, honor, prosperity, etc.

  10. Transfer • Relates something or someone we like with a product • Designed to make you feel the same way about the product as you do about its associated symbol or person • Symbols are often a huge part

  11. Plain Folks • Use everyday people to sell a product • Designed to win the confidence of the audience • Use ordinary language and images, avoiding foreign sounding technical terms and jargon

  12. Bandwagon • Attempts to persuade the target audience to “do what everyone else is doing." • Reinforces the natural desire to be on the “winning side” • Appeals to the conformist

  13. Name Calling • The use of names that evoke fear or hatred in the viewer. • Links a person or idea to a negative symbol. • Uses obviously negative terms (bum, Fascist) or words with a negative connotation (radical, counter-culture)

  14. Card Stacking • Shows the product’s or idea’s best features, tells half-truths, and omits or lies about its potential problems. • Carefully selects the facts that will make the product or idea seem positive

  15. Terms to Know • Audience • Bias • Connotation • Credibility • Implied • Purpose • Tone • Persuasion • Fallacy • Objectivity

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