illustrate how to avoid propagandist writing and self contradiction?

Answer 1

No offense at all but ALL propaganda isn't LIES or gossip to incite riotous evolution. Much propaganda is certainly based in truth,,,which leads to the second part of the question.

Honesty doesn't need memorization, or sterilization, even when disputed. It just "IS" Contradiction most often happens in ignorance, and deceit.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

A more simple answer would be to determine the cause of the writer. If the writer is trying to convince you of something that will serve his personal benefit (or the benefit of the organization), there are may fallacies that may stem from the persuasion: you can search the terms "red herring," "straw man argument," "loaded question," and "euphemisms" for a good start on how to catch such fallacies.

If you are the writer, you should know when you're turning to these mechanisms of persuasion. If you're making an argument, you must make sure that your end stance evaluates both sides of the argument and clearly lays out the best outcome. Also, be sure that you write based on evidence and logic, and don't stray from the point.

Answer 3

You can look up propaganda on the web to see what it is, I did this to answer this question because I was interested enough to try to learn about the word that I use quite often. I wanted to see others definitions and ideas about it. I will share some of that with you:

propaganda is the systematic manipulation of public opinion, generally by the use of symbols such as flags, monuments, oratory, and publications. Modern propaganda is distinguished from other forms of communication in that it is consciously and deliberately used to influence group attitudes; all other functions are secondary. Thus, almost any attempt to sway public opinion, including lobbying, commercial advertising, and missionary work, can be broadly construed as propaganda. Generally, however, the term is restricted to the manipulation of political beliefs. Although allusions to propaganda can be found in ancient writings (e.g., Aristotle's Rhetoric), the organized use of propaganda did not develop until after the Industrial Revolution, when modern instruments of communication first enabled propagandists to easily reach mass audiences. The printing press, for example, made it possible for Thomas Paine's Common Sense to reach a large number of American colonists. Later, during the 20th cent., the advent of radio and television enabled propagandists to reach even greater numbers of people. In addition to the development of modern media, the rise of total warfare and of political movements has also contributed to the growing importance of propaganda in the 20th cent. In What Is To Be Done? (1902) V. I. Lenin emphasized the use of "agitprop," a combination of political agitation and propaganda designed to win the support of intellectuals and workers for the Communist revolution. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini also used propaganda, especially in oratory, to develop and maintain the support of the masses. During World War II all the warring nations employed propaganda, often called psychological warfare, to boost civilian and military morale as well as to demoralize the enemy. The U.S. agency charged with disseminating wartime propaganda was the Office of War Information. In the postwar era propaganda activities continue to play a major role in world affairs. The United States Information Agency (USIA) was established in 1953 to facilitate the international dissemination of information about the United States. Radio Moscow, Radio Havana, and The Voice of America are just three of the large radio stations that provide information and propaganda throughout the world. In addition, certain refinements of the propaganda technique have developed, most notably brainwashing, the intensive indoctrination of political opponents against their will.

The Office of War Information was used to build up the war efforts it was created in (1942) during World War II to consolidate government information services. The OWI absorbed the functions of the Office of Facts and Figures, the Office of Government Reports, the division of information of the Office for Emergency Management, and the foreign information service of the Coordinator of Information. Elmer Davis was named director. Besides coordinating the release of war news for domestic use, the office established an overseas branch, under Robert E. Sherwood, which launched a huge information and propaganda campaign abroad. Congressional opposition to the domestic operations of the OWI resulted in increasingly curtailed funds, and by 1944 the OWI operated mostly in the foreign field, contributing to undermining enemy morale. The agency was abolished in 1945, and its foreign functions were transferred to the Dept. of State.

To answer the questions one must know the real truth first. If you do not know the facts and have not investigated the truth by asking some of the people that is spouting the propaganda for it then you don't know. Try to figure out why they are doing it what they have to gain from doing it, follow the money tracks that started it. Know your real history, which is often changed as the propaganda is, reading old books is a good way to see how propaganda changes. So find out the truth and keep that in mind, ask for facts, proof, and we all have a certain amount of real life experience/knowledge that we must take into consideration. We all know our own truths and question things all the time, and don't be afraid to ever change your mind once you have a different set of facts to work with. That is how you deal with it. Stand up for what you believe always, know it yourself and then you know it. Once you really understand and know the truth if you have put that much time into it no one can sway you.

I must add this to this: Psychiatry is using propaganda as a means of social control these days, it lies, it has no scientific reliable or valid evidence for any of what it is doing and that is fact and I can prove it.

Answer 4

By keeping your ideas to yourself.

Old cliche: "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

Hope this helps..

Answer 5

avoid religion and politics