Summary Of Politics: The Art Of Bamboozling

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Summary of Politics: The Art of Bamboozling

     According to Donna Woolfolk Cross, in her article �Politics: The Art of Bamboozling�, propaganda is a form of distraction from the truth.  It is a way of clouding minds with no hard evidence to back it up with.  Name-calling, faulty logic, and stirring emotions are three forms of propaganda.
     Name-calling has been used since the days of children in schoolyards and is exactly what it is named.  This technique is very effective in politics.  A conservative politician would use name-calling in a way of saying his opponent is very liberal.  This would persuade conservative voters to vote for a conservative and not a liberal.  Argumentum ad hominem is a variation of name-calling.  This is used to destroy a representation of a specific issue by destroying the credit of those who support the issue.  Glittering generalities are another form of name-calling.  These attempt to get people to agree or disagree with something they know nothing about.
     A second form of propaganda is faulty logic.  It is sneaky because it �appears� to be normal and of good intent, but is not.  A form of faulty logic is post hoc, ergo propter hoc which means �after this, therefore because of this.�  People sometimes relate specific things or events to specific people, and they are either good or bad outcomes.  The two extreme dilemma is another form of faulty logic whereas you either completely support something or you don�t.  One example of th...

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