We are surrounded by ###### that try to get ###### attention. Advertisers, politicians and ###### groups all try to ###### us to agree with ######. Another word for this ###### propaganda. While propaganda is ###### always a bad thing, ###### refers to information that ###### to change what people ######. It also leaves out ###### that might show a ###### point of view.

Propaganda ###### not exactly the same ###### advertising, where the goal ###### to get people to ###### a specific item. With ######, the goal is to ###### a belief or way ###### thinking.

Propaganda has been ###### for hundreds of years, ###### the term was used ###### the first time in ######, about 400 years ago. ###### was when Pope Gregory ######, the head of the ###### Church, started the Congregation ###### Propaganda.]]>
Today, propaganda is used ###### businesses, political groups and ###### government. It is spread ###### posters, television, radio and ###### Internet. The Internet has ###### it much easier to ###### messages out to the ###### world. Propaganda Techniques

There are many ###### techniques, or ways, to ###### propaganda. Name-calling is one ###### the main techniques. Politicians ###### it when they insult ###### they don't like. They ###### call someone a "traitor" ###### a "liar" to make ###### look bad. ]]>
###### third technique is called ###### generalities. This means bringing ###### positive words with an ###### that people love. People ###### usually agree with ideas ###### defending democracy or protecting ###### family.

Card-stacking is a ###### that only presents good ###### about a topic. The ###### information is completely left ######. Although the information is ###### true, card-stacking can make ###### think that there are ###### bad sides to a ######.

The plain folks technique ###### used often in politics.]]>
Some propaganda ###### based on fear and ###### people into choosing sides ###### taking action. A group ###### want people to stop ######. They may run a ###### that warns if you ######, you will likely get ###### and die.

The transfer ###### is a bit harder ###### notice. A group or ###### tries to become connected ###### a symbol that people ######. For example, a U.S.]]>
######, radio and movies can ###### the most dangerous kind ###### propaganda, said M. Lane ######. He is a professor ###### Georgia State University. He ###### that the audience can't ###### to a message that ###### on TV. This is ###### problem because it makes ###### look like the message ###### always true. Types of Propaganda

Political propaganda ###### been around as long ###### there have been politicians. ###### the first official type ###### propaganda was religious. Missionaries ###### used it for hundreds ###### years to convince people ###### follow a certain religion.]]>
War propaganda began ###### World War I, more ###### 100 years ago. Great ###### and Germany were enemies, ###### they used propaganda in ###### United States. They both ###### Americans to take their ######. Britain was able to ###### Germany from sending messages ###### to the United States. ###### that, many Americans only ###### the war from the ###### point of view.

Propaganda ###### used even more during ###### War II.]]>
Posters were also ###### popular during the war. ###### were used by all ######, including Germany, Britain and ###### United States. Posters can ###### put up anywhere, and ###### remember images more than ######. In the United States, ###### example, a poster was ###### to get people to ######. This means having more ###### one person in the ###### car. The poster said ###### "When You Ride Alone ###### Ride with Hitler." It ###### that if people drove ###### cars, they wasted too ###### gas.]]>
Today, war ###### still exists. The Internet ###### it reach more people ###### ever. For example, extremist ###### in Iraq use the ###### to get new members ###### raise money.]]>