Transcript AF Propaganda

Propaganda
and Animal Farm
What is Propaganda?
The systematic manipulation of public
opinion
 Modern propaganda is distinguished
from other forms of communication in
that it is consciously and deliberately
used to influence group attitudes
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Propaganda: The art of
persuasion
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It is the spreading of
ideas, information or
rumor for the purpose
of helping or injuring
an institution, a cause
or a person.
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Propaganda is
intended to make
us accept or
approve
something
without looking
closely at the
evidence.
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Most of the
propaganda
devices utilize
emotion and
avoid critical
thinking.
Guilt by
Association
 If
you’re
near a
person or
group, all
its evils rub
off on you.
Either – or –
reasoning
 Wrongly
assumes there
are only two
ways to think on
a complicated
issue.
Generalization
 Says
something
is always true,
based on a few
cases.
Japanese Leaflet dropped on
Australian Soldiers
Post Hoc
Reasoning
 Takes
a cause
and an effect
and incorrectly
ties them
together.
Testimonial
 Uses
a famous
name to
endorse an
idea.
Bandwagon
 Everybody’s
doing it.
Plain Folks
 says
that
“ordinary”
people agree
with an idea.
Empty
Sentences
 state
or imply
illogical
conclusions
from a given set
of facts.
Name
Calling
 If
you’re not
a “good
guy”
Examples of Propaganda
America
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Most images preyed
on people’s emotions
Insulting beliefs such
as religion
Great Britain
Germany
Germany Continued
The Soviet Union