John Hollenhorst Propaganda Summary

In his article, “President Harrison billboards teach a lesson to Utah’s lieutenant governor” (2016), John Hollenhorst asserts that people do learn from propaganda such as billboards. Hollenhorst supports his position by providing a billboard experiment conducted in Utah which illustrates how Utah residents retained what they read on billboards. Hollenhorst wants to educate people on the power of billboards, in order to encourage companies to place educational billboards that will make people aware on vital matters. The author uses a factual, proper tone indicating that he wants a professional audience, but at the same time educating the people of Utah.

In the article “The Media’s Role in Political Propaganda” (2011) the author claims that propaganda has been used throughout history and is continued to be used today by many countries. The author supports his position by providing historical and modern day evidence from countries all over the world. His goal is to explain the effectiveness of propaganda in order
to show how it is used in society. The author is using very diverse examples to not only prove his point, but to address a wide variety of people who do not realize how common propaganda is.

In the encyclopedia article “Propaganda” (2011), the author, Yves Laberge claims the purposes and effects of propaganda from World War I to present day.
Laberge supports his position by providing the definition, uses, and effects of propaganda. The author hopes to open the eyes of readers, in order to make them more aware of the amount of propaganda used and its effect on them. The author uses a formal tone indicating he is addressing and informing the common person.

In the article “The Pros And Cons of Propaganda” (2014) the author argues that propaganda works, but only for a certain period of time. He supposes his idea by giving modern day examples from Russia with quantitative data. The author wants to acknowledge the effectiveness of propaganda, but also explain the flaws of propaganda, in order to show people propaganda is not all positive. The author uses a professional tone indicating that he is trying to connect with the education
community.

In their article, “Propaganda film project backfires on North Korea” (2016) Brian Todd and Dugald McConnell argue that propaganda can have negative effects. He supports his claim by providing the example of North Korea’s film which went wrong when the film was used to show the strict control of the government rather than the happy life of North Korea. Todd and McConnell hope to shift the idea that propaganda is only positive and effective, in order to open the eyes of society. The author uses a formal tone to show they are well educated and want to appeal to people who want to learn.

In the article “Nazi Propaganda” by the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum the author claims the effective use of propaganda during World War II in Germany. He supports his thesis by giving examples of propaganda used by the Nazis such as: books, posters, and speeches. The author hopes to educate readers in order to make them more aware of the huge role propaganda played in the success of the Nazis. The author uses a persuasive tone to capture a reader of any background.