To begin, I will ask that you use Iulian Vamanu’s “Fake News and Propaganda: A Critical Discourse Research Perspective” as one of your primary sources when defining and creating a criteria of evaluation for propaganda. In addition, at least four other scholarly sources should be used for this essay.
Please create an essay of a full 6-7 pages minimum. Also, please incorporate at least two fallacies of argument in your essay:
Choose a specific form of non-traditional “propaganda” in our current digital landscape, trying your best to minimize bias and work with an open mind, and create a claim as to why this should be considered propaganda and also how consumers of this information could build what Vamanu defines as an “epistemic self defense.”
Some examples include: certain news outlets or websites, art and other various mediums (George Orwell wrote a book titled “All Art is Propaganda”), advertisements, social media accounts or campaigns, political slogans/campaigns, social movements, etc.! Keep in mind that an examination of propaganda does not have to be framed in a negative light. You can be creative in your approach here, but please make sure this exploration is scholarly and there is enough research to support your claim effectively. Please use the sources provided below.
