Some Reflections Concerning the Problem of Defining Propaganda
Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to underline the difficulty of defining propaganda in a systematic and noncontroversial way. I will present a few definitions of this term, from the pejorative and widely spread one, to the theoretical explanations provided by prominent authors in th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AXIS Academic Foundation Press
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Argumentum: Journal of the Seminar of Discursive Logic, Argumentation Theory and Rhetoric |
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| Online Access: | https://www.fssp.uaic.ro/argumentum/Numarul%2015%20issue%202/07_Tutui_tehno.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to underline the
difficulty of defining propaganda in a systematic and
noncontroversial way. I will present a few definitions of this term,
from the pejorative and widely spread one, to the theoretical
explanations provided by prominent authors in the field, and I will
argue that they have to face some serious objections. In the final
section of the article I suggest that the causes of this difficult task
have to do with the influence of the pejorative conception, with the
overestimation of the role played by the propagandist, and with the
insufficient attention given to the function of propaganda in the
process of configuring the social identity of a community. |
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| ISSN: | 1583-2767 2069-573X |