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RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA

RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA. What is Propaganda?. Why Think About Propaganda?. Can you provide an example of propaganda? How does it affect you? Why?. Propaganda Defined.

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RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA

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  1. RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA

  2. What is Propaganda?

  3. Why Think About Propaganda? • Can you provide an example of propaganda? • How does it affect you? • Why?

  4. Propaganda Defined • 1. The organized dissemination of information, allegations, etc. to assist or damage the cause of a government, movement, etc. • 2. Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

  5. Common Propaganda Techniques • Name Calling • Glittering Generalities • Transfer • Testimonial

  6. Common Propaganda Techniques • Plain Folks • Card Stacking • Band Wagon

  7. Propaganda Techniques Defined • Name Calling is used to create fear and arouse prejudice by using negative words • Glittering Generalities is the use of vague sweeping statements. They appeal to such notions as honor, glory, love of country, desire for peace, freedom, and family values • Transfer is a technique used to carry over the authority and approval of something we respect and revere to something the propagandist would have us respect

  8. Techniques Defined Continued • Testimonialsare used to associate a respected person or someone with experience to endorse a product or cause

  9. Propaganda Techniques Continued • Plain Folks is used to convince the audience that the spokesperson is from humble origins, someone they can trust and who has their interests at heart. • Bandwagonused to persuade the audience to follow the crowd. This device creates the impression of widespread support • Card Stacking used to make the best case possible for the propagandists side and the worst for the opposing viewpoint by carefully using only those facts that support his or her side of argument while attempting to lead audience into accepting the facts as a conclusion.

  10. Logical fallacies > Bad logic or propaganda? • Premise 1: Hillary Clinton supports gun-control legislation. • Premise 2: All fascist regimes of the twentieth century have passed gun-control legislation. • Conclusion: Hillary Clinton is a fascist.

  11. Logical fallacies > Bad logic or propaganda? The tendency to make huge predictions about the future on the basis of a few small facts is a common logical fallacy. This logical sleight of hand often provides the basis for an effective fear-appeal. Consider the following contemporary examples:

  12. Common Examples of Logical Fallacies If the United States approves NAFTA, the giant sucking sound that we hear will be the sound of thousands of jobs and factories disappearing to Mexico. The introduction of communication tools such as the Internet will lead to a radical decentralization of government, greater political participation, and a rebirth of community.

  13. When a communicator attempts to convince you that a particular action will lead to disaster or to utopia, it may be helpful to ask the following questions: • Is there enough data to support the speaker's predictions about the future? • Can I think of other ways that things might turn out? • If there are many different ways that things could turn out, why is the speaker painting such an extreme picture? • CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

  14. HEY, YOU! LISTEN TO ME, OR ELSE!!

  15. THE END Credit for Images, Information and Sound: Googleimages.com Propagandacritic.com Altavista.com/movieclips/ Altavista.com/soundbites/ Homepage.mac.com/leperous/photoAlbum1.html http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/propaganda http://mason.gmu.edu/~amcdonal/Propaganda%20Techniques.html

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