121 Multiple choice questions
Definition 1 of 121
Mass media wields influence over public opinion and has the power to influence political
structures and decision-making
Mass media influence
Public policy
Soft power
Perceptual noise
Term 2 of 121
Fairytale (social storytelling)
Tribunal of mercy, responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins in the Catholic
Church
Idea that you've only succeeded due to luck, and not because of your talent or
qualification
type of international private business self-regulation that aims to contribute to societal
goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature or by engaging in or supporting
volunteering or ethically oriented practices
Wonder tale involving marvellous elements and occurrences, though not necessarily about
fairies.
,Definition 3 of 121
Disputation on the Power of Indulgences are a list of propositions for an academic disputation
written in 1517 by Martin Luther
Agenda-setting theory
95 thesis
Papal bull
Ninety-five thesis
Definition 4 of 121
The quality of being based on clear thought and reason, or of making decisions based on clear
thought and reason
Rationality
Philosophy
Stratagem
Ingratiation
Term 5 of 121
Astroturfing
the practice of making an unsubstantiated or misleading claim about the environmental
benefits of a product, service, technology, or company practice
Attempt to persuade the target audience to take a course of action 'everyone else is taking'
Process of choosing from a variety of facts only those which support the propagandist's
purpose
Attempt to create an impression of widespread grassroots support for a policy, individual
or product where little such support exists
,Definition 6 of 121
Attempt to persuade the target audience to take a course of action 'everyone else is taking'
Name Calling
Bandwagon
Plain Folks
Card Stacking
Definition 7 of 121
Guides the individual through the stages of life, connects us with people of the past who
encountered similar problems or situations
pedagogical function of a myth
least of evils
purpose of psyop
ignorance
Term 8 of 121
Corporate social responsibility
type of international private business self-regulation that aims to contribute to societal
goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature or by engaging in or supporting
volunteering or ethically oriented practices
Carl Jung's concept of a shared, inherited reservoir of memory traces from our species'
history. Refers to the idea that a sefment of the deepest unconscious mind is not shaped by
personal experience
commonly defined as any interaction regarding political figures or political issues on a
communication platform where it can be shared with different audiences
By collecting people's data and using it to segment/divide people into groups, companies
and political parties are able to target different messages and content to different groups,
mostly in the form of adverts
, Definition 9 of 121
Attempts to convince the audience that the propagandist's positions reflect the common sense of
the people
Card stacking
Name calling
Plain folks
Bandwagon
Definition 10 of 121
something that stands for something else
Values
Symbols
Simile
Words
Term 11 of 121
sociological function of a myth
varieties of propaganda that now circulate on digital networks
Undetected, emotional, binary, cool, simple, repetitive
Explains how the universe works
Gives a sense of belonging, validates, and supports the existing social order