propaganda
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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Propaganda is communication designed primarily to influence or persuade people toward a particular agenda, often by selectively presenting facts or using emotionally charged language rather than presenting information objectively. It matters because propaganda can shape how people perceive issues and make decisions without them realizing the information they're receiving may be incomplete or manipulated.
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- Etymology
- Definitions
- History
- Public perceptions
- Contestation
- Types
- Religious
- Wartime
- Advertising
- Politics
- Techniques
- Models
- Persuasion in social psychology
- Propaganda theory and education
- Self-propaganda
- Children
- Anti-Semitic propaganda for children
- Comparisons with disinformation
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- Books
- Essays and articles
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.
Beginning in the twentieth century, the English term propaganda became associated with a manipulative approach, but historically, propaganda had been a neutral descriptive term of any material that promotes certain opinions, ideologies or concepts.