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propaganda techniques

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  • Propaganda Techniques
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    Technique: Activate Strong Emotions

    Propaganda plays on human emotions—fear, hope, anger, frustration, sympathy—to direct audiences toward the desired goal. In the deepest sense, propaganda is a mind game — the skillful propagandist exploits people’s fears and prejudices. Successful propaga

    attack opponents

    Technique: Attack Opponents

    Propaganda can serve as a form of political and social warfare to identify and vilify opponents. It can call into question the legitimacy, credibility, accuracy, and even the character of one’s opponents and their ideas.

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    Technique: Respond to Audience Needs & Values

    Effective propaganda conveys messages, themes, and language that appeal directly, and many times exclusively, to specific and distinct groups within a population. Propagandists may appeal to you as a member of a family, or your racial or ethnic identity,

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    Technique: Simplify Information

    Propaganda may use accurate and truthful information, or half-truths, opinions, lies and falsehoods. Successful propaganda tells simple stories that are familiar and trusted, often using metaphors, imagery and repetition to make them seem natural or "true

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Lincoln Project
Lincoln Project
Madam Secretary
Madame Secretary
coattails
Re-Elect
Nashville nuclear
Nashville Nightmare
inmate or nurse
Inmate or Nurse
Richmond
Monuments as Propaganda
Black Lives Matter
News Photo
infographic
School Police
Shocking Political Ad
Info graphic depicting percent increase in S&P 500 following various racially charged events, with the caption, "Fox News reports that racism is good for business."
Racism in Reporting
Side by side pictures of a white man (left) and a black man (right) with the caption,"The one on the left walked into a church with a gun, and shot up several churchgoers.  The uproar is yet to die down.  The one on the right walked into a church and shot up several churchgoers. We're yet to hear a word from the media."
A Tale of Two Shooters
People have different views of the same thing. And that's OK.
Vantage Point
Earth Day, Reduce, reuse, recycle
Turn Everyday Into Earth Day
All people are math people
All People Are Math People
Ironically, the tree cutters are resting under the one tree that they failed to cut down.
Forests for Life
Get Your Kids Outdoors
Get Outside

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The Mind Over Media platform enables users to share examples of contemporary propaganda for educational purposes using crowdsourcing. Anyone can upload an example of propaganda and comment on it, considering its potential impact on public opinion. The translations and adaptations of this platform have been co-financed by European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology as part of the Pilot Project – Media Literacy For All Grant agreement no LC-00644630