I wish I could give you a trillion flags. But seriously you need to fix your title. Its skewing the main page.
I'm going to copy your post and save it to my hard drive. Thank you for putting this out there.
This Is Propaganda This Is Propaganda, page 1
Topic started on 27-8-2009 @ 02:11 PM by LiveForever8
Propaganda
The Intent
1) Propaganda is the use of arguments to convince someone of something
a) Whether it is to vote for them (campaign slogans), buy their product (advertisements), or convince us that their point of view is right (Public Service Announcements).
2) Propaganda is a way of manipulating people.
3) Regardless of the Propaganda’s intentions—and they can be good—Propaganda is ALWAYS bad:
a) It is designed to do your thinking for you.
b) It is designed to discourage you from digging deeper.
4) Propaganda clouds reality and gets in the way of clear and honest thinking.
5) Blind acceptance of Propaganda is the objective of those perpetuating it.
Ten Commandments of Propaganda
Divide and Conquer
- More small groups are easier to pit against each other.
Tell the people what they want
- Pander to the masses.
The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it
- Make statements grandiose and loud.
ALWAYS appeal to the lowest common denominator
- It’s O.K. to “dumb it down”.
Generalize as much as possible
- Paint in broad strokes.
Use "expert" testimonial
- Have someone known or relatable “pitch” it.
Refer often to the "authority" of your office
- Remind public of knowledge and power.
Stack the cards with "information"
- Use as much supportive evidence as possible.
A confused people are easily led
- More informed means more skeptical.
Get the "plain folks" onto the "bandwagon"
- Appeal to the common man & he will follow.
Propaganda Techniques
• The following is a list of Propaganda Techniques that are commonly used in advertising, politics, etc.
• Techniques can be used in combination, or individually. Here are the most common methods:
Association: uses positive feelings for something and applies them to something else.
- Use of patriotic symbols around July 4 to sell grills.
Testimonial: people endorsing certain idea or belief
- Tiger Woods & Nike
Fancy Words: use of extravagant language
- Sanitary engineer = garbage collector.
Word Magic: emotional words
- Car ads that use words like “sleek”, “powerful”, “aggressive”, etc
Misery: portraying a sympathetic scene
- Showing starving children to encourage people to donate money
Simplicity & Repetition: using basic language and common symbols
- McDonald’s “I’m lovin’ it!”
Plain Folks: use of ordinary people to portray “common man”
- Every Wrangler Jeans commercial EVER made
Bandwagon: encourages immediate support
- “don’t be left out”, “for 2 days only”
Name Calling: attacks someone’s reputation, actions or record
- See most any “negative” campaign commercial
Strawman: phony issue, exaggerates argument
- Pro-military means you support men dying in war
Hasty Generalization: jumping to conclusions
- “women can’t drive”
Oversimplification: too simple to account for a complex reality
- “I don’t do well in school because I’m too stupid.”
Black or White: only two choices; no in-betweens
- “You’re either with us or against us.”
Snow Job: bury people under a mound of meaningless words
- “Nine out of ten dentist would recommend this toothpaste if they were stuck on a desert island w/ a pet chimpanzee, and three blocks of cheese.”
False Opposites: misuse of opposites
- Twisting meaning of data to fit the conclusion you want
Out of Context: ignore unfavorable content and use only a part of information that supports claim
- “One of the worst movies ever, despite the performance of...”
Contradictory Assumptions: two things that both cannot be true
- Cutting taxes, increasing defense spending and not cutting programs
Unproven Assumption: stated as if fact, but cannot support it
- “I will never need to know history. Why should I have to study it?”
Circular Reasoning: assumption based on another assumption
- Need to work to get a car, but need a car to get to work
Irrelevant Issue: a shift to secondary issue that is less important or controversial
- Politicians whose answers to questions have nothing to do w/ the question that was asked (just watch a political debate!).
Direct Order: a command to do something
- “Just Do It.”
Scapegoating: blaming someone or something to make oneself look good
- “The Democratic Congress is to blame”, “The Republican Administration’s policies created this mess.”
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Fixed title to add spaces.
[edit on 8/27/2009 by SkepticOverlord]
The Intent
1) Propaganda is the use of arguments to convince someone of something
a) Whether it is to vote for them (campaign slogans), buy their product (advertisements), or convince us that their point of view is right (Public Service Announcements).
2) Propaganda is a way of manipulating people.
3) Regardless of the Propaganda’s intentions—and they can be good—Propaganda is ALWAYS bad:
a) It is designed to do your thinking for you.
b) It is designed to discourage you from digging deeper.
4) Propaganda clouds reality and gets in the way of clear and honest thinking.
5) Blind acceptance of Propaganda is the objective of those perpetuating it.
Ten Commandments of Propaganda
Divide and Conquer
- More small groups are easier to pit against each other.
Tell the people what they want
- Pander to the masses.
The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it
- Make statements grandiose and loud.
ALWAYS appeal to the lowest common denominator
- It’s O.K. to “dumb it down”.
Generalize as much as possible
- Paint in broad strokes.
Use "expert" testimonial
- Have someone known or relatable “pitch” it.
Refer often to the "authority" of your office
- Remind public of knowledge and power.
Stack the cards with "information"
- Use as much supportive evidence as possible.
A confused people are easily led
- More informed means more skeptical.
Get the "plain folks" onto the "bandwagon"
- Appeal to the common man & he will follow.
Propaganda Techniques
• The following is a list of Propaganda Techniques that are commonly used in advertising, politics, etc.
• Techniques can be used in combination, or individually. Here are the most common methods:
Association: uses positive feelings for something and applies them to something else.
- Use of patriotic symbols around July 4 to sell grills.
Testimonial: people endorsing certain idea or belief
- Tiger Woods & Nike
Fancy Words: use of extravagant language
- Sanitary engineer = garbage collector.
Word Magic: emotional words
- Car ads that use words like “sleek”, “powerful”, “aggressive”, etc
Misery: portraying a sympathetic scene
- Showing starving children to encourage people to donate money
Simplicity & Repetition: using basic language and common symbols
- McDonald’s “I’m lovin’ it!”
Plain Folks: use of ordinary people to portray “common man”
- Every Wrangler Jeans commercial EVER made
Bandwagon: encourages immediate support
- “don’t be left out”, “for 2 days only”
Name Calling: attacks someone’s reputation, actions or record
- See most any “negative” campaign commercial
Strawman: phony issue, exaggerates argument
- Pro-military means you support men dying in war
Hasty Generalization: jumping to conclusions
- “women can’t drive”
Oversimplification: too simple to account for a complex reality
- “I don’t do well in school because I’m too stupid.”
Black or White: only two choices; no in-betweens
- “You’re either with us or against us.”
Snow Job: bury people under a mound of meaningless words
- “Nine out of ten dentist would recommend this toothpaste if they were stuck on a desert island w/ a pet chimpanzee, and three blocks of cheese.”
False Opposites: misuse of opposites
- Twisting meaning of data to fit the conclusion you want
Out of Context: ignore unfavorable content and use only a part of information that supports claim
- “One of the worst movies ever, despite the performance of...”
Contradictory Assumptions: two things that both cannot be true
- Cutting taxes, increasing defense spending and not cutting programs
Unproven Assumption: stated as if fact, but cannot support it
- “I will never need to know history. Why should I have to study it?”
Circular Reasoning: assumption based on another assumption
- Need to work to get a car, but need a car to get to work
Irrelevant Issue: a shift to secondary issue that is less important or controversial
- Politicians whose answers to questions have nothing to do w/ the question that was asked (just watch a political debate!).
Direct Order: a command to do something
- “Just Do It.”
Scapegoating: blaming someone or something to make oneself look good
- “The Democratic Congress is to blame”, “The Republican Administration’s policies created this mess.”
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” - Joseph Goebbels
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Fixed title to add spaces.
[edit on 8/27/2009 by SkepticOverlord]
reply posted on 27-8-2009 @ 02:51 PM by schrodingers dog
reply to post by LiveForever8
Very nice.
I especially like the ten commandments ...
Let's see if they apply to ... oh let's say ... Red Baiting.
1 through 10 - Check
Yep, the list checks out.
Very nice.
I especially like the ten commandments ...
Let's see if they apply to ... oh let's say ... Red Baiting.
Red-baiting is the act of accusing someone, or some group, of being communist, socialist or, in a broader sense, of being significantly more leftist at their core than they may appear at the outset. The term is used mainly with the intention of discrediting the individual's or organization's political views as dishonest and/or haphazard. The implication in red-baiting is usually that the target represents an ill-intentioned external force which has no proper place in a given political party, coalition, or union
1 through 10 - Check
Yep, the list checks out.
reply posted on 27-8-2009 @ 02:53 PM by Annie Mossity
reply to post by LiveForever8
Funny. ?
? Seems you've pulled the whole Opening Post from here. 
1) Propaganda is the use of arguments to convince
[PPT] The Art of Propaganda ... A PowerPoint presentation.
Funny. ?
? Seems you've pulled the whole Opening Post from here. 1) Propaganda is the use of arguments to convince
[PPT] The Art of Propaganda ... A PowerPoint presentation.
reply posted on 27-8-2009 @ 03:00 PM by LiveForever8
reply to post by Annie Mossity
Thanks for finding that
Iv'e been spending the last 40 minutes looking for it so i could add it in.
I saved the powerpoint some time ago because i thought it was really interesting and stumbled across it today, minus the original source.
Hence why i didn't state it was my own words, just merely shared it with you guys and gals.
Anyways thanks again
Thanks for finding that
Iv'e been spending the last 40 minutes looking for it so i could add it in.
I saved the powerpoint some time ago because i thought it was really interesting and stumbled across it today, minus the original source.
Hence why i didn't state it was my own words, just merely shared it with you guys and gals.
Anyways thanks again
reply posted on 27-8-2009 @ 03:02 PM by warrenb
reply to post by Annie Mossity
well spotted
reply to post by LiveForever8
put it in "ex" tags
[edit on 27-8-2009 by warrenb]
well spotted
reply to post by LiveForever8
put it in "ex" tags
[edit on 27-8-2009 by warrenb]
reply posted on 27-8-2009 @ 03:03 PM by schrodingers dog
reply to post by LiveForever8
Mmm, nice backtracking there ...
A simple google search of "Ten Commandments of Propaganda" brings it right up.
But I like what you did, very propaganda like learning from your own OP.
Mmm, nice backtracking there ...
A simple google search of "Ten Commandments of Propaganda" brings it right up.
But I like what you did, very propaganda like learning from your own OP.
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