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propaganda: Information that is spead for the purpose of promoting
some cause.
Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation
aimed at serving an agenda. At its root, the denotation of propaganda
is 'to propagate (actively spread) a philosophy or point of view'. The
most common use of the term (historically) is in political contexts;
in particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments or
political groups.
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'''Propaganda''' is a specific type of
[[message]] presentation aimed at serving an agenda. Even
if the message conveys true information, it
may be [[partisan]] and fail to paint
a complete and balanced picture.
The primary use of the term is in
[[politics|political]] contexts, and generally
refers to efforts sponsored by governments and
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'''Propaganda''' is a specific type of
[[message]] presentation aimed at serving an agenda. At
its root, the denotation of propaganda
is 'to propagate (actively spread)
a philosophy or point of view'.
The most
common use of the term (historically)
is in [[politics|political]] contexts;
in particular to refer to certain
efforts sponsored by governments or
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The goal of
propaganda is to garner either support or disapproval of a certain
position, rather than to simply present the position. The
primary target of propaganda is people's
opinions rather than their knowledge. Therefore, the information
conveyed is often presented in an
emotionally loaded way and with
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The aim of propaganda is to
actively influence people's opinions, rather than to merely communicate
the facts about something. For example, propaganda might be used
to garner either support or disapproval of a certain position,
rather than to simply present the position. What
separates propaganda from "normal"
communication is in the subtle,
often insidious, ways that the
message attempts to shape opinion. For
example, propaganda is often presented in a
way that attempts to deliberately
evoke a strong emotion, especially by suggesting non-logical (or
non-intuitive) relationships between concepts.
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In [[English language|English]], the
word "propaganda" often carries strong negative (as well
as political) connotations, despite being
accepted as a general meaning of "[[advertising]]" on
rare occasions. This is not necessarily so in other languages,
and usage of the term may lead to [[False friend|misunderstanding
in communications]] with non-native English speakers. For example,
in [[Brazil]] and some [[Spanish language]] speaking countries,
particularly in the [[Southern Cone]], the word "propaganda"
usually means the most common manipulation of information—"advertising." |
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The method of
propaganda is essential to the word's meaning as well. A message
does not have to untrue to qualify as propaganda. In fact, the message
in modern propaganda is often not blatantly untrue. But even if
the message conveys only "true" information, it will generally
contain [[partisan|partisan bias]] and fail to paint a complete
and balanced picture. Another common characteristic of propaganda
is volume (in the sense of a large amount). For example, a propagandist
may seek to influence opinion by attempting to get a message heard
in as many places as possible, and as often as possible. The intention
of this approach is to a) reinforce an idea through repetition,
and b) drown-out or exclude any alternative ideas. |
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In [[English language|English]], the word
"propaganda" often carries strong negative (as well as
political) connotations. This is not necessarily so in other languages,
and usage of the term may lead to [[False friend|misunderstanding
in communications]] with non-native English speakers. For example,
in [[Brazil]] and some [[Spanish language]] speaking countries,
particularly in the [[Southern Cone]], the word "propaganda"
usually means the most common manipulation of information —"advertising." |
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==Types of propaganda== |
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