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  2. Informative advertising - Wikipedia

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    Informative advertising. Informative advertising is advertising that is carried out in a factual manner. This form of advertising relies solely on the goods or services strengths and features, rather than trying to convince customers to buy a product using emotion. The use of emotion in advertising is classified as persuasive advertising. [1]

  3. Propaganda techniques - Wikipedia

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    Lying and deception can be the basis of many propaganda techniques including Ad Hominem arguments, Big-Lie, Defamation, Door-in-the-Face, Half-truth, Name-calling or any other technique that is based on dishonesty or deception. For example, many politicians have been found to frequently stretch or break the truth.

  4. Propaganda - Wikipedia

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    A poster that was used to encourage Americans to car-share in order to conserve oil for the US during World War II.. Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional ...

  5. Misuse of statistics - Wikipedia

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    Definition, limitations and context. One usable definition is: "Misuse of Statistics: Using numbers in such a manner that – either by intent or through ignorance or carelessness – the conclusions are unjustified or incorrect." [1] The "numbers" include misleading graphics discussed in other sources. The term is not commonly encountered in ...

  6. BLUF (communication) - Wikipedia

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    BLUF (communication) BLUF ( bottom line up front) [1] is the practice of beginning a message with its key information (the "bottom line"). This provides the reader with the most important information first. [2] By extension, that information is also called a BLUF. It differs from an abstract or executive summary in that it is simpler and more ...

  7. Spin (propaganda) - Wikipedia

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    Spin (propaganda) In public relations and politics, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through knowingly providing a biased interpretation of an event or campaigning to influence public opinion about some organization or public figure. While traditional public relations and advertising may manage their presentation of facts, "spin" often ...

  8. Criticism of advertising - Wikipedia

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    e. Advertising is a form of selling a product to a certain audience in which communication is intended to persuade an audience to purchase products, ideals or services regardless of whether they want or need them. While advertising can be seen as a way to inform the audience about a certain product or idea it also comes with a cost because the ...

  9. 25 Social Security facts & figures you need to see - AOL

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    A scary report has uncovered a chilling find that will impact all Americans finances.