You're Constantly Bombarded With Propaganda... But Can You Stop It?

Episode 3 of 3 Check us out on Soundcloud! https://soundcloud.com/dnewsplus Please Subscribe! http://bit.ly/28iQhYC Discovery GO - http://smart.link/57ae195b47796 Science GO - http://smart.link/57ae1a34dd168 Check out The Great Courses Plus: Sign up today and get a Free Month of unlimited access to all of The Great Courses Plus lectures - Go to: thegreatcoursesplus.com/dnewsplus Successful propaganda requires the right approach and use of information, which often times include subliminal message and logical fallacies. + + + + + + + + Previous Episode: Is Propaganda Ever Ethical?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noi772l50aQ + + + + + + + + Philip Taylor: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/secretariat/obituaries/2010/taylor_philip.html "Professor Philip M Taylor, Professor of International Communications, died on 6 December 2010. Professors Nicholas Pronay and Gary Rawnsley, friends and colleagues of many years' standing, have contributed the following obituary of Professor Taylor." Propaganda: http://changingminds.org/techniques/propaganda/propaganda.htm "Propaganda is an evocative word that brings to mind images of dictatorships and wartime misinformation. Although not as widespread as conspiracy theorists might have us believe, it is still in use daily in virtually every country." 7 Propaganda Techniques Students Should Understand: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140815205902-57567806-7-propaganda-techniques-all-students-should-learn "Use this whole class lesson to help students learn how they are targets of advertisers. Get your students into the language of advertising and build in them an understanding of the propaganda techniques used to influence them to do things, feel things, and believe things that may or may not be good for them." Logical fallacies - Bad logic or propaganda?: http://www.propagandacritic.com/articles/lf.bl.html "Logic is the process of drawing a conclusion from one or more premises. A statement of fact, by itself, is neither logical or illogical (although it can be true or false)." Richard E. Petty: http://petty.socialpsychology.org/ "Richard Petty graduated from the University of Virginia in 1973 and received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Ohio State University in 1977. He began his academic career that same year as Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Missouri" John T. Cacioppo: https://cacioppo.socialpsychology.org/ "John T. Cacioppo is the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at The University of Chicago. He is the Director of the Social Psychology Program at The University of Chicago as well as the Director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience." Two "Routes" to Persuasion: http://www.cios.org/encyclopedia/persuasion/Helaboration_2routes.htm "Petty and Cacioppo (1986a, 1986b) state that there are two "routes" to persuasion: central and peripheral. The central route to persuasion consists of thoughtful consideration of the arguments (ideas, content) of the message." Top 10 Myths About the Brain: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/10-brain-myths4.htm "The concept of subliminal messages feeds into our suspicions about what the government, big corporations and media are really trying to tell us. A subliminal message (meaning, below "limen," or our conscious perception threshold) is a message embedded into images or sound meant to penetrate into our subconscious and influence our behavior." + + + + + + + + DNews Plus is built for enthusiastic science fans seeking out comprehensive conversations on the geeky topics they love. Host Trace Dominguez digs beyond the usual scope to deliver details, developments and opinions on advanced topics like AI, string theory and Mars exploration. DNews Plus is also offered as an audio podcast on Soundcloud. + + + + + + + + Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/discoverynews DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/DNews + + + + + + + +