Since the time of Plato and Aristotle philosophers have had an interest in taking note of common fallacies in reasoning.

Small town people assume you are a friend if you simply remember their names.

Exposure as a propagandist is fatal to the would-be persuader.

Since the time of Plato and Aristotle philosophers have had an interest in taking note of common fallacies in reasoning.

If war is glorified, it tends to eclipse the policies it is meant to serve.

It is true that advertising often gives information and is valuable for doing so, but some forms of advertising give precious little information, and even that little is wrong.

When we look for propaganda, we have the obvious job of asking what messages are being propagated.