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Trump Rally T-Shirts
Background Information
T-shirt propaganda at Trump rally shows the power of (1) simplifying ideas & (2) reversal to influence public opinion. The WH transcript clearly shows that Trump asks a foreign government to investigate a political opponent.
Technique Used
Simplify Ideas
This is propaganda because
Reversal is a strategy in propaganda and demagoguery when a critical perspective is defused by the adoption of the same terminology. Trump is using the language of his opponents to weaken its meaning.
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