Propaganda is remarkably effective at influencing your behavior, even if you don't recognize that it is happening. Being aware of its strategies can help prevent you from falling victim as much. But no one is immune. Propaganda is one of the ways conspiracy theories are born, for those extremely gullible among us. This issue inspires some passionate soap-boxing... although there is a lot more of that in part 2. Enjoy!

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Links and References: 

1. https://disinformation-nation.org/how-propaganda-works/
2. http://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691173429/how-propaganda-works?srsltid=AfmBOorUX3x7ZgsGZ1dyU_bt0OeTC-bnm_0maw2D3FZclD5sp65cJ4je
3. https://sjdm.org/presentations/2020-Poster-Heyman-Schrum-Cassandra-Psychology-of-Propaganda.pdf
4. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1938/05/the-psychology-of-propaganda/654999/
5. https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1941.tb00312.x
6. psychologs.com/the-psychology-behind-propaganda/?srsltid=AfmBOor4m2MZ7Rs4pqmagvFEui02ZN14zWIcPI7XZQ-pB4D4665LhIK6
7. https://www.verywellmind.com/how-does-propaganda-work-5224974
8. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201702/the-con-propaganda
9. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881516 

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