USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name for information designed to influence opinion?
A
yellow journalism
B
media
C
muckraking
D
propaganda
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -propaganda, dissemination of information-facts, arguments, rumours, half-truths, or lies-to influence public opinion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Propaganda is a type of communication that is used to promote a particular agenda or point of view. It can be used to influence people’s opinions or to control their behavior. Propaganda often relies on disinformation and misinformation, which can be very effective in shaping people’s opinions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Purpose of propaganda. The aim of propaganda is to influence people’s opinions or behaviors actively, rather than merely to communicate the facts about something.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition of Propaganda Misleading statements and even lies may be used to create the desired effect in the public audience. Lobbying, advertising, and missionary activity are all forms of propaganda, but the term is most commonly used in the political arena.

Detailed explanation-5: -Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist. ( Jowett and O’Donell, 1986, p.

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