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About this book
What are we to believe and whom should we trust?
We live in an age of disinformation, misinformation, and outright lies. They blast you with information, talking points, spin, advertising, and attempts to persuade. They provoke you with anger because fear-filled people are easier to manipulate. The tricks, tools and tactics used to influence you and your loved ones—along with the history of propaganda—explained and explored.
Examining the history of propaganda and disinformation in war, politics, polling, media, entertainment, cults, advertising, science, medicine, today’s media landscape, and even in our personal interactions, Disinformation and You: Identify Propaganda and Manipulation helps you spot and counter the seductive and deceptive tactics to influence individual behavior. It provides helpful suggestions and tips for identifying disinformation and fighting back against manipulation and censorship.
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Disinformation and You shows you the tricks used to influence your behavior. So, get on the bandwagon with the rest of us decent folk and stop listening to fools. After all, two out of three people have seen their IQ scores rise by buying this book! Really, buy this book and be smarter (in recognizing propaganda, that is). With many photos, illustrations, and other graphics, this tome is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Photo Sources
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What Is Propaganda?
- A Historical Look At Propaganda
- War Propaganda
- The Cold War Era
- 9-11 and Weapons of Mass Distraction
- Twenty-First Century Propaganda: Pundit Wars, Memes, and the Power of the Hashtag
- Spin, Sponsored News, Fake News, and the “Lamestream” Media
- Tools of the Propaganda Trade: The Techniques of Coercion, Persuasion, and Disinformation
- False Flags, PsyOps, and Conspiracy Theories
- Mind Games: Manipulating Thought, Behavior, and Action
- Peer Propaganda and Social Media Activism
- Information Warfare: Fighting Back against Propaganda, Disinformation, and Manipulation
- Further Reading
- Index
- About the Author
- Also from Visible Ink Press
- Copyright
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