2015+PERIOD+6+PROPAGANDA,+BRAINWASHING,+and+PSYCHOLOGICAL+CONDITIONING

= What is Propaganda, Brainwashing, and Psychological Conditioning? =

== ** Propaganda: ** Information, ideas, or rumors purposefully spread throughout a large area to either help or harm a person, group, movement, nation, etc. ==

== ** Brainwashing: A method of systematically changing one's beliefs or altering one's attitudes usually through unwillingly means of torture, drugs, or psychological techniques ** ==

== ** Psychological Conditioning: A behavior modification process in which the subject is encouraged to act in a certain manner through a reinforcement either positive or negative so the subject begins to accept, or even enjoy, the pleasure or displeasure with the behavior. ** ==





"Video: How the Liberal Elite Are Brainwashing Our Kids." //Knights Templar International//. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015. This site is an article with a video on how television is brainwashing kids
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//Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015. This is a wikipedia article explaining the aspects of propaganda

=Videos on Propaganda= This video shows how simple it is to persuade a group through posters and commercials. []

In the movie __Star Wars Revenge of the Sith__ by George Lucas. Anakin Skywalker is seen as the man who is the leader against the troopers. With visions of his wife dying he has no choice but to join the Dark Side. []

= Types of Propaganda:  =
 * 1) **Bandwagon** - To be convinced to do something because everyone else is
 * 2) **Plain Folk** - To show anyone can do it, why not you
 * 3) **Transfer** - To say, if you’re patriotic you should do this
 * 4) **Name** **Calling** - To say bad things about other people to get people to side with you
 * 5) **Loaded** **Words** - Using powerful words to appeal to your audience
 * 6) **Testimonials** - Using people who are famous or celebrities to convince you to agree with them
 * 7) **Glittering** **Generalities** - Using a short but sweet slogan to make you look into it more

**Types of Brainwashing:** > >
 * 1) **Assault on Identity**- Systematic attack on a target’s sense of self
 * 2) **Guilt**- Mercilessly attacks the subject of any “sin” that target has committed
 * 3) **Self-Betrayal**- Betrayal of his own beliefs and of people he feels a sense of loyalty to increase the shame and loss of identity
 * 4) **Breaking Point**- To not know who you are anymore, so you join the other side
 * 5) **Leniency**- Saying that we can help you if you come to our side
 * 6) **Compulsion to Confess**- To say if you want things to change, you can be that change
 * 7) **Releasing of Guilt** - To say that it wasn’t you who did bad, it was what you believed in
 * 8) **Final Confession and Rebirth** - To choose to do "good"
 * 9) **Progress and harmony** - It’s your choice whether or not to choose good (reverse psychology)
 * 10) **Channeling of Guilt** - To convince them that this is why they are suffering and to fix it


 * Pro's and Cons of Propaganda, Brainwashing, and Psychological Conditioning: **

__**Pros:**__ -If a war were to breakout, the media would be able to alert the common people of the situation, antagonist, and protagonist.

-The Government today keeps the US up to date on all things happening with ISIS and reminds us of how bad they are

-People can be brainwashed into fighting for a cause or right.

__**Cons:**__

-No free will or control of one's beliefs

-Could be manipulated or brainwashed into joining a terrorist group such as ISIS

-Could and Would do more harm than good

Podcasts:

Brainwashing is an extreme form of "thought reform," but does it actually work? Tune in to this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com to find out: http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/is-it-possible-to-brainwash-someone/

To learn more about propaganda, listen to Candice Gibson and Jane McGrath, on the podcast, //Stuff// You //Missed in History Class//, talk about Nazi propaganda in the episode, How Hitler's Propaganda Machine Worked: : http://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/how-hitlers-propaganda-machine-worked/

Co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask the question, "Are my thoughts related to my inner wishes, do they reveal who I really am?" The answer can have profound consequences for your life: http://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/375927143/the-secret-history-of-thoughts?showDate=2015-01-09

=News Articles:=

: __ [] __ ISIS camps

[|__http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318286/__] School shootings/gun violence. This article believes that gun control won't prevent another mass shooting. __ [] __

Mass media manipulates people =Corresponding Criticism=

__ [] __ How we have been being brainwashed for a long time. From a young age we were always told what to think rather than how to think.

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