Thomas Paine: Propaganda And Persuasion
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Thomas Paine, often called the “Godfather of America” was an
eighteenth century writer who used propaganda and persuasion techniques to
motivate Americans in the fight for freedom from Britain. In one of
several editions of his pamphlets titled The Crisis, Paine used several
propaganda and pe ....
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.... world.”
Thomas Paine used propaganda methods to induce a desire for freedom
in the reader in one of his works, The Crisis. One type of propaganda used
was over generalization. His use of broad generalities was demonstrated
when he concluded, “Not a man lives on the continent, but fully believes
that a separation must sometime or other finally take place...” A second
type of propaganda used was either/or fallacy. Paine had the sentiment
that a man either fought for freedom or wo ....
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