The Carvi Seafood Restaurant Scandal

THE CARVI SEAFOOD RESTAURANT SCANDAL Fish Restaurant Fiasco A study in Journalism, Propaganda, Spin ... take your pick ... Please remember as you plod through this that all of these news articles were based on one and only one *fellow diner* at the Carvi restaurant. The *fellow diner* is important! He or she was used by the British Press to significantly manipulate public opinion against the Portuguese polic...

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Good Quality Wristbands: Our Day Will Come

Good Quality Wristbands: Our Day Will C...

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Techniques of Propaganda used in the Madeleine McCann case

Sources: SourceWatch Wikipedia-Propaganda Examples from the Madeleine McCann case More to follow - suggestions and insights are welcome. (Please note: I am breaking these up into individual posts and it is taking some time. Thanks for your patience.) A number of techniques are used to create messages which are persuasive, but false....

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Propaganda - General Information

Types of PropagandaExcerpts from SourceWatch Propaganda shares many techniques with advertising or public relations; in fact, advertising and PR can be said to be propaganda promoting a commercial product. ...  In a narrower and more common use of the term, propaganda refers to deliberately false or misleading information that supports...

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Appeal to Authority

Appeal to Authority: Authority is evoked as the last word on an issue. Appeals to authority cite prominent figures to support a position idea, argument, or course of action. This sort of reasoning is fallacious when the person in question is not an expert. In such cases the reasoning is flawed because the fact that an unqualified person...

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Common Man / Plain Folks

Common man The "plain folks" or "common man" approach attempts to convince the audience that the propagandist's positions reflect the common sense of the people. It is designed to win the confidence of the audience by communicating in the common manner and style of the target audienc...

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Euphemisms

Euphemisms When propagandists use glittering generalities and name-calling symbols, they are attempting to arouse their audience with vivid, emotionally suggestive words. In certain situations, however, the propagandist attempts to pacify the audience in order to make an unpleasant reality more palatable. This is accomplished by using...

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