Propaganda
Rhetoric and Propaganda
Guest lecture by Oliver Davies
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September 2013
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Propaganda
From the moment people had a religion, from the moment there were politics, or from the moment people just had an idea they want to spread there was propaganda. First it did not have a name. In 1622 the term propaganda appeared for the first time. This was when Pope Gregory XV established the Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith. From that moment, convincing a large amount of people about a given set of ideas was named as ‘propaganda’. Though, at that time it was mostly about beliefs and doctrines.
With the start of the First World War propaganda got it’s form as we know it nowadays. (Knight, 2011)
During the war, propaganda was used to justify the things that the government did wrong and to hide the horrors and failures on the battlefield. They used propaganda to distract people from the truth and create other beliefs about how bad those enemies were. Propaganda continues to be used in the modern world. From advertisers till governments, they tell you what they want you to believe and leave out all the other things Maybe some people can see what is left out, or what is not true. Still most people will fall for the trick.
In propaganda there is not one golden rule or technique. I think this is the reason why many people fail to distinguish propaganda from reality.
Although there is not a golden rule there are many propaganda techniques. From all those techniques I chose the most appealing, interesting and most used ones to discus
Name calling is propaganda technique which mostly is used as an attack. The propagandist links an idea or person with a negative symbol. By doing this they hopes that the target group will dislike the idea or person because of the relation they make with the negative symbol.
A great example
Guest lecture by Oliver Davies
xx
September 2013
Name: x
Authorsx
Number: 001
© 2013 x
Propaganda
From the moment people had a religion, from the moment there were politics, or from the moment people just had an idea they want to spread there was propaganda. First it did not have a name. In 1622 the term propaganda appeared for the first time. This was when Pope Gregory XV established the Sacred Congregation for Propagating the Faith. From that moment, convincing a large amount of people about a given set of ideas was named as ‘propaganda’. Though, at that time it was mostly about beliefs and doctrines.
With the start of the First World War propaganda got it’s form as we know it nowadays. (Knight, 2011)
During the war, propaganda was used to justify the things that the government did wrong and to hide the horrors and failures on the battlefield. They used propaganda to distract people from the truth and create other beliefs about how bad those enemies were. Propaganda continues to be used in the modern world. From advertisers till governments, they tell you what they want you to believe and leave out all the other things Maybe some people can see what is left out, or what is not true. Still most people will fall for the trick.
In propaganda there is not one golden rule or technique. I think this is the reason why many people fail to distinguish propaganda from reality.
Although there is not a golden rule there are many propaganda techniques. From all those techniques I chose the most appealing, interesting and most used ones to discus
Name calling is propaganda technique which mostly is used as an attack. The propagandist links an idea or person with a negative symbol. By doing this they hopes that the target group will dislike the idea or person because of the relation they make with the negative symbol.
A great example
References: Davies, O. (2013). Propaganda. GE7 guest lecture. Lecture conducted from NHTV University of Applied Sciences, Breda. Denney, C. (2012). Plain Folks Propaganda. Retrieved from http://prezi.com/p3viecyotqfr/plain-folks-propaganda/ Fox.com. (2012). ‘Obama bin Laden’ gaffe. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/22/schieffer-makes-obama-bin-laden-gaffe/ Knight, K. (2009). Pope Gregory XV. Retrieved from http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07004b.htm The Washington Post. (2001) President Bush Addresses the nation. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/nation/specials/attacked/transcripts/bushaddress_092001.html