Propaganda and fallacies

[Brian G Turner]

Here's a few interesting articles on propaganda techniques, and the various fallacies that can enter an argument. I thought some people may find some of the reading very interesting.

Logical Fallacies and the Art of Debate
Propaganda Techniques
Propaganda Techniques (2nd site)
Fallacies
Logical fallacies revisted

 

[littlemissattitude]

These look fascinating, Brian. I'll have to take a look at them.

 

[Brian G Turner]

I thought these might be especially useful for the writing of political characters and governments. These links should provide knowledge on ways that politicians, demoagogues, and orators in general will try and move their audience and wrap their own propagandist agendas.

 

[Hypes]

Those were great, actually, they've helped me in quite a few debates already. Those fallacies are much easier to spot once you know about them.

 

[Esioul]

I'm going to have a look at them properly when I get back in tonight, they look good.

I'm a bit obsessed with Socrates and sophistry. I like to try and prove to people their name is not what they claim it is, and things like that.... I'm insane...

 

[Hypes]

Well, it's certainly a worthy task.

 

[Esioul]

It is if my brother is showing off about his good GCSE's and he needs taking down a peg or two.

 

[Hypes]

I find that other, more violent measures do the trick as well, though with considerably less, ah, subtlety.

 

[Esioul]

No good... he's bigger than me. What happened? Three years ago I was bigger. It's not fair- the boys on the school bus suddenly grew from about 3 feet to about 6 feet in the space of a month, which made them much more able to give me trouble.

 

[Hypes]

Those growth spurts are a real pain in the proverbial rear, I agree. Or rather, the lack of them. I despise being 1,75m.

 

[Esioul]

I used to be considered tall, but now I'm middling, beause everyone else is tall as well.

 

[Hypes]

If you're taller than me I shall promptly wail like a little girl who just lost her favourite Barbie.

 

[Esioul]

You may be younger than me as well, you know, for all I know.

I'm about 5 foot 3, I should think.

 

[Hypes]

Hrrmpf!

:: looks down and gloats

 

[Esioul]

Hrrmpf!

:: looks down and gloats

Puts on high heels and gloats too.

 

[Hypes]

Foul play!

::attempts to put on high heels as well

...

Oh dear.

::wobbles off and goes crashing into a wall

 

[Esioul]

Walking gracefully in high heels is an art, Andreas.

 

[Hypes]

What are you insinuating?

I possess the ultimate grace! Especially on high heels, it is but enhanced by their, ah, bloody clumsiness!

 

[Brian G Turner]

Walking gracefully in high heels is an art, Andreas.

And running in them requires 5 years intense martial arts training in a Nepalese monastery.

 

[Esioul]

5 years? It takes 15, at least!