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四川省双流中学2019届高三英语第一次模拟考试试卷
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A. Propaganda Targets B. Propaganda Mediums C. Another word for this is propaganda D. So most people will agree with those politicians E. Then, you can decide if they're being honest or not F. However, religious propaganda was actually the first official one G. People might join someone who claims to be popular or winning |
We are surrounded by messages trying to get our attention. Advertisers, politicians and other groups all try to get us to agree with them. Propaganda is not always a bad thing, but it often hides the truth about a topic. Its very similar to advertising, whose goal is to get people to buy something, while propaganda is to change what people believe.
Propaganda Techniques
To create propaganda, a common technique is name-calling. A politician might call someone a traitor or liar, which makes the other person look bad. Another is the trend technique. People want to be on the side in the favor. Some propaganda is based on fear. It scares people into choosing a certain side or taking action, which might not be bad. Anti-smoking campaigns are one example. They may scare people into thinking that if they smoke, they will get cancer.
Propaganda is used by many groups, such as businesses, politicians and the government .It is spread through posters, television and radio. The Internet makes it easy to send messages to the whole world.
Types of Propaganda
Political propaganda has been around as long as there have been politicians People have used it for many years. War propaganda began during World War Ⅰ, more than 100 years ago.
To see if propaganda is saying the truth, people need to do extra work. For example, ads might always sound like they're true. But before you believe them, try to think about who created and paid for them. Find out why they did it.
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