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false information given out regularly, normally by governments and '...designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable' (Orwell). Techniques of propaganda include false assertion (making something a fact when it is not a fact); fallacy (an argument based on the false assertion); rationalisation (the use of false logic to excuse or justify something bad); obfuscation (the blurring of unpleasant realities or the truth with many long and complicated words and phrases); euphemism (the use of a neutral or pleasant word to cloak a bad reality, e.g. calling it collateral damage when bombers kill civilians; and emotional arousal (the use of emotive words to stir up an audience).
when someone makes a broad statement based on a small amount of evidence, or applies a...
in film and literature: (also called atmosphere) referring to the emotion or atmosphere in a...
the Latin word for the mask used by actors in the theatre. It has come to mean the speaking...
a figure of speech in which a harsh fact is expressed in a gentle way, e.g. He passed away.
the layout and presentation of text and illustrations in a specific way to achieve an effect....