The following is a list of propaganda techniques from a high school political science textbook: "American Government, 1998," published by Educational Design, chapters 37-39.
Definition: "Propaganda: ideas designed to influence opinion and behavior."
Techniques:
I wonder which journalism class teaches these techniques.Definition: "Propaganda: ideas designed to influence opinion and behavior."
Techniques:
- Glittering generalizations:
- Vague generalizations that sound good. Example: "Cause X is for freedom and justice."
- Bandwagon:
- The polls show that everyone agrees with Cause X.
- Testimonials:
- Famous people such as movie stars vouch for Cause X.
- Plain Folks:
- The person promoting the idea says "I'm plain folk, just like you."
- Name Calling:
- Discount the opposition by labeling.
- Stacking the deck:
- Exaggeration, telling only part of the truth, bending the truth, oversimplifying the truth.
(and I wonder if any course leader could make use of some modern-day examples )
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