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Do you ever see things online that you
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instantly feel strongly about?
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you may have been influenced by
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Propaganda. Propaganda is a tool people
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use to make you believe an idea, make you
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feel a certain way or make you act in a
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certain way. Propaganda usually uses
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pictures, videos or words that play on
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your emotions. The goal is to make you
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react emotionally instead of logically or
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rationally. Let's look at reasons why
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propaganda might be used. People
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might use propaganda to support
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political or social courses for example
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trying to influence both the option
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about a political candidate. People
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can even see propaganda as advertising
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Advertising typically makes you feel like
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you need a product, like you'll be in
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danger if you don't have it for example
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or you'll feel left out since everyone
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else will have it, sometimes propaganda
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can inspire positive emotions and can
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persuade us to do helpful things too
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tho. Okay now we kow what
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propaganda is but how do we spot it
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sometimes that could be difficult
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here are some tips. If there are facts
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or statistics ask yourself is there
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something being left out. Am I supporting
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It because it supports a certain argument
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Hate propaganda is easier to spot
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It might include mean or angry language
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which could lead violence. Basically
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Its me vs them mentally, trying to turn
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you against a group of people
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rember propaganda usually tries to
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spark strong emotions in you
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including fear hate or anger
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so before you comment share
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or leave a post online
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regarding propaganda take a moment to
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stop, pause and think about it critically
