Institute Of Propaganda Analysis
“All that glitters is not gold .” As not everything that is shiny is gold , not all forms of language will fulfill its actual meaning, communicating information. Efforts using language to mobilize attitude and opinions are as old as human history ( What is
Propaganda 1 ). Words always serve the people who know how to use language and control the thoughts of the others. Language can be used for either good or bad purposes.
Using several propaganda devices and types of doublespeak, the office holders and the leaders make us accept certain ideas without giving much thoughts. Words can make people do things that would make them guilty …show more content…
The symbolism and the portrayed authority would easily make people to accept any ideas present as using symbols: church, flag, celebrities, famous persons, etc. is powerful transfer device
( Institute of Propaganda Analysis ). For example, Adolf Hitler used “the pure Aryans
( German people )” as symbolism to stir up people into Nazism presenting “the master race idea”. Also, Japan appealed to the pride of Samurai, the military nobility of Japan, and succeeded in getting volunteers for the Kamikaze attacks ( suicide attacks ) during
World War 2. These applications of symbolism actually make people proud of killing and doing evil things. Those power pursuers use language to manage the actions through thoughts. Another usage of symbolism for getting support from the people is to stimulate extreme emotions of people: hate, fear, pleasure, etc. Politicians commonly used name calling device amongst all the propaganda devices. Without presentation of the true meaning of the bad names, the office holders label the opposite sides and attack …show more content…
Words can indeed influence the thoughts and actions. Sometimes, clever and skillful use of language covers up the deception of the politicians. The inflated form of wording and doublespeak conceal truth and make ordinary seem big. When President Bill Clinton faced his ugly sex scandal, he used clever diction to get out of trouble and minimize the case. Also, after 9/11 terrorist attack, the definition of torture is changed to conceal truth so that the public is convinced the
United States is not torturing people. Using euphemism to cover up distasteful reality, and applying inflated language are able to alter the actual image of unfavorable things. For examples, “pacification” hides the real terror of bombing and killing everyone in sight, and also killing the enemy sounds better by replacing the words with “servicing the target” ( Lutz 226,227 ). Language could change the image of reality completely if proper devices are properly used; by doing so, making the public blindly follow the lead of the
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Propaganda 1 ). Words always serve the people who know how to use language and control the thoughts of the others. Language can be used for either good or bad purposes.
Using several propaganda devices and types of doublespeak, the office holders and the leaders make us accept certain ideas without giving much thoughts. Words can make people do things that would make them guilty …show more content…
The symbolism and the portrayed authority would easily make people to accept any ideas present as using symbols: church, flag, celebrities, famous persons, etc. is powerful transfer device
( Institute of Propaganda Analysis ). For example, Adolf Hitler used “the pure Aryans
( German people )” as symbolism to stir up people into Nazism presenting “the master race idea”. Also, Japan appealed to the pride of Samurai, the military nobility of Japan, and succeeded in getting volunteers for the Kamikaze attacks ( suicide attacks ) during
World War 2. These applications of symbolism actually make people proud of killing and doing evil things. Those power pursuers use language to manage the actions through thoughts. Another usage of symbolism for getting support from the people is to stimulate extreme emotions of people: hate, fear, pleasure, etc. Politicians commonly used name calling device amongst all the propaganda devices. Without presentation of the true meaning of the bad names, the office holders label the opposite sides and attack …show more content…
Words can indeed influence the thoughts and actions. Sometimes, clever and skillful use of language covers up the deception of the politicians. The inflated form of wording and doublespeak conceal truth and make ordinary seem big. When President Bill Clinton faced his ugly sex scandal, he used clever diction to get out of trouble and minimize the case. Also, after 9/11 terrorist attack, the definition of torture is changed to conceal truth so that the public is convinced the
United States is not torturing people. Using euphemism to cover up distasteful reality, and applying inflated language are able to alter the actual image of unfavorable things. For examples, “pacification” hides the real terror of bombing and killing everyone in sight, and also killing the enemy sounds better by replacing the words with “servicing the target” ( Lutz 226,227 ). Language could change the image of reality completely if proper devices are properly used; by doing so, making the public blindly follow the lead of the
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