WORLD HISTORY

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

Detailed explanation-2: -Lying and deception can be the basis of many propaganda techniques including Ad Hominem arguments, Big-Lie, Defamation, Door-in-the-Face, Half-truth, Name-calling or any other technique that is based on dishonesty or deception. For example, many politicians have been found to frequently stretch or break the truth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alfred M. Lee and Elizabeth B. Lee classified the propaganda devices into seven major categories: (i) name-calling (ii) Glittering generalities, (iii) transfer, (iv) testimonial, (v) Plain-folk, (vi) Card-stacking and (vii) Bandwagon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Propaganda is the spreading of information in support of a cause. It’s not so important whether the information is true or false or if the cause is just or not-it’s all propaganda.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.