Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Vocabulary - Propaganda

This vocabulary will be on the test after the propaganda/WWII unit.  I will introduce you to five more words in the coming weeks.

Advertising – a notice in print or other media intended to sell or attract attention to a product, service, event, etc.
Fallacy – A statement or argument based on false or invalid reasoning.
Premise – A statement from which a conclusion is drawn.
Propaganda – A systematic attempt to influence people through words, pictures,
symbols, etc.
Spin – To present in a way that is intended to influence how people perceive a fact or event; to apply a special point of view or interpretation.

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