Politician's Use Of Fear In Politics

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The use of propaganda is very common in not only politics, but in everyday media. Politician’s use propaganda as a way to persuade American people to believe that what they are saying and what they say they are going to do is the truth. The use of persuasion is very common and is used by practically everybody. The government, department stores, and even celebrities are guilty of using propaganda on the average people. Having knowledge on what types of propaganda is being used on you are very important. This is important because without this knowledge, politicians and other people will use propaganda on us to persuade us to do what they want, so by analyzing the Democrats and Republicans websites people will be able to see what types of propaganda …show more content…

I believe this is using the propaganda technique of fear. The technique of fear is used to distract the audience from something, whether it be the opposing candidate or a bigger issue, it is used to sway their attention a different way. The technique fear is used to get the audience to change they way they behave, or this case, the way they vote. Using the technique of fear by saying that if one of the Democratic candidates do not win the election we can lose 14 million potential new jobs and 70 consecutive months of job growth. Using this technique will appeal to people who are struggling to find a job and will make them want to vote for the Democratic party so they could potentially have a new job in the …show more content…

Jargon is when a group of people have a specific language for a group of people that is complicated for others to understand. However, i believe that some of the jargon used is able to be understood by the average American, but the politicians use words and phrases that the average American would not necessarily understand. Some examples of the use of jargon would be how the Democrats have a link to see the news on the latest primary debate. Although, quite a majority of the population knows what a primary debate is, there are also people who do not. The same example applies for the caucuses. Many people have no idea what a caucus is, but by using this language I believe that it intrigues people and makes them want to learn more about what that politician is saying, which is what that politician wants. The use of this professional language is

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