words, information tells us something that is understandable and has the potential to
become knowledge for us when we view it critically and add it to what we already know
according to . There
are many forms of information such as intelligence, news, facts and data. Information
can be obtained from every day life such as watching the channel 7 news or reading the
Chicago Tribune. Information can be positive or negative. For example, positive
information can be that your sister had and healthy baby boy. Negative information
could be that you have lost a loved one or war is declared on Iraq. Information can be
distributed in several ways such as TV news, internet, newspaper, and through word of
mouth. If we (as in the entire world) did not have information, we would be lost. We
would not be informed about the war on terrorism for example. Nor would we know
what type of weather to expect and how to prepare for it. According, to Bobby Spandoni
without information the world would lack substantial amount of knowledge.
What is propaganda? Propaganda is manipulation of public opinion, generally by
the use of symbols such as flags monuments, and publications. Modern propaganda is
distinguished from other forms of communication in that it is consciously and
deliberately used to influence group attitudes according to Webster’s dictionary.
Propaganda appeals to the emotion rather than intellect and only tells the side you want
people to know. Propaganda is a commonly misused term. Because of its historical use,
such as in the name of the infamous "National Ministry for Public Enlightenment and
Propaganda" run by Joseph Goebbels for the Nazi government of Germany, many people
associate propaganda with inflammatory speech or writing that has no basis is fact. In
reality, propaganda may easily be based in fact, but facts represented in such a way as to
provoke a desired provoke a desired response according
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There are many forms of propaganda such as band wagon, Sex appeal, power, and fame.
For example, the Nike commercial tell you to “Just do it” which means if you wear nike
you will run faster and if you drink Power Aid you will be stronger and more energetic.
The purpose of propaganda is to persuade people into believing in something or to do
something that we would not normally believe or do. For example, the Navy commercial
that advertise all the positive aspects of the Navy but, leave out the Negative aspects. The
techniques of propaganda are used every day, in the military, in the media, in advertising,
in politics, and in all sorts of human relationships which could become problematic. If
propaganda did not exist business would be slow.
