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== Types of propaganda ==

== Types of propaganda ==

The specific sayings that constitute propaganda do not properly deserve the dignity of the term ''information.'' Information is intended to inform. Propaganda is intended to deceive. With that in mind, propaganda typically includes:

The specific sayings that constitute propaganda do not properly deserve the dignity of the term ''information.'' Information is intended to inform. Propaganda is intended to deceive. With that in mind, propaganda typically includes:

# Name calling. This is the crudest and least savory form of [[Logical fallacy#Ad hominem|argumentum ad hominem]]. It consists of labeling the other cause, or a generic or particular adherent of that cause, with a noun or adjective having a decidedly negative "buzz" or "charge."

# Name calling. This is the crudest and least savory form of [[Logical fallacy#Argumentum ad hominem|argumentum ad hominem]]. It consists of labeling the other cause, or a generic or particular adherent of that cause, with a noun or adjective having a decidedly negative "buzz" or "charge."

# Half-truths. The hallmark of this is that half the things being said are true and the other half false.

# Half-truths. The hallmark of this is that half the things being said are true and the other half false.

# Testimonials. This is a form of [[Logical fallacy#Proof by authority|argumentum ab auctoritate]]. A "celebrity endorsement" is a prime example. So, too, is any speech or essay by one publicly celebrated as an athlete, actor in any form of [[theater]], or other such person, on a subject in which the author has no legitimate expertise.

# Testimonials. This is a form of [[Logical fallacy#Proof by authority|argumentum ab auctoritate]]. A "celebrity endorsement" is a prime example. So, too, is any speech or essay by one publicly celebrated as an athlete, actor in any form of [[theater]], or other such person, on a subject in which the author has no legitimate expertise.