• JohnDClay
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    2 months ago

    Would all rhetoric (persuading people) be propaganda? I think that makes the word useless.

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      2 months ago

      Rhetorical exchange between two people is one thing, mass persuasion is quite another, though they are not entirely unrelated.

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        2 months ago

        So would any speech to a bunch of people be propaganda? What makes something propaganda?

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        2 months ago

        It’s describing all communication, good and bad. This conversation we’re having right now would be propaganda.