Public opinion

thumb|James Montgomery Flagg's famous "[[Uncle Sam" propaganda poster, made during World War I]] Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is being presented. Propaganda can be found in a wide variety of different contexts.

aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population

form of modern folklore

type of survey

range of ideas tolerated in public discourse

area in social life

American statistician (1901–1984)

media phenomenon when beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system

political science theory about the expression of opinion

intellectual isolation involving algorithms

Eurobarometer is a series of public opinion surveys conducted regularly on behalf of the European Commission and other EU institutions since 1974. These surveys address a wide variety of topical issues relating to the European Union throughout its member states.

shared beliefs and ideas in society

thumb|upright=1.5|Causes of death in the US vs. media coverage. The percentage of media attention for terrorism, homicide, or suicide is much greater than the percentage of deaths caused by it. There is a null in numerical data concerning deaths per day on various bars in media charts. In journalism and mass media, sensationalism is a type of editorial tactic. Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest number of readers and viewers. This style of news reporting encourages biased or emotionally loaded impressions of events rather than journalistic objectivi

process through which information is filtered for dissemination

issue or incident which incites widespread controversy and public debate

methods of mind manipulation, often based on logical fallacies

psychological effects of mass media

phrase describing excessive media coverage

letter sent to a publication

media coverage presenting a widespread impression of a party's guilt or innocence, independent of legal proceedings

policy wherein governments or groups within a government allow or encourage extremist groups to perform attacks, e.g. allegedly in Italy during 1968–1982, when far-left and far-right groups performed bombings

aspect of worldwide public opinion

erroneous, stereotypical, prejudicial belief about reasons to justify sexual aggression

A euromyth is an exaggerated or invented story about the European Union (EU) and the activities of its institutions, such as purportedly nonsensical EU legislation.

supposed truth which is actually spurious or a superstition

received opinion about a theme or field, in religion named orthodoxy; explanations accepted by the public and/or experts to be true and which are thus seldomly questioned

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statistical process of selecting from a population

leadership by an active media user for lower-end media users

ad-hoc or unofficial vote

metaphor for acceptable opinions in discussions