How Does Propaganda Shape Our World

Propaganda shapes our world in so many ways, many of these ways go unnoticed by most of society. The use of propaganda can be great or terrible, and can affect us tremendously or very little. Propaganda can be used in many different ways and can easily manipulate people if we aren't careful. Television, watched by many people in the world, is one of the main places I see propaganda. Every time you watch a t.v. show, there are commercials that are advertising anything from skin care products to political candidates. These commercials all include propaganda, for example, the proactive commercials all include a celebrity, some of them being Adam Lavigne, Julianne Hough, Katy Perry, and Justin Bieber. This type of propaganda is called testimonial, where a celebrity catches your eye and you acknowledge the product. Another way propaganda is used is by billboards, you see them every day and they are a great way to catch someones eye. One billboard that always catches my eye is Chick-fil-a’s, they usually include the slogan ‘Eat More Chicken’. This type of propaganda is catchy slogan, where you use slogans that are easy to remember to grab the viewers attention. People use propaganda on signs when they are running for something or maybe just want

The Obama signs that said ‘Hope’ on them is a prime example. These posters give the idea that if you support for Obama you can have hope. The poser does not give any statistics to why you can have hope or should hope, it just says ‘Hope’. Propaganda also shapes our world with name-calling. Just having someone widely known call someone a name, or give them a bad title can spread and cause people to view it differently. I saw some Obama signs that said ‘Don’t be Racist. Obama 2012’. This sign gives the idea that if you don’t vote for Obama, for whatever reason you are racist. These are some ways Propaganda shapes our