Influence & Persuasion: Crash Course Media Literacy #6

We’ve mentioned already that there’s a lot of money in media and a huge chunk of that money is spent on trying to get you to do something – buy something, vote a certain way, change a behavior. How does advertising work? And what’s the difference between advertising, public relations, and propaganda? We’re going to talk about all that and more today.

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Resources:
How To Use 10 Psychological Theories To Persuade People https://www.fastcompany.com/3030173/how-to-use-10-psychological-theories-to-persuade-people

The 6 Principles of Persuasion https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-murder-and-the-meaning-life/201212/the-6-principles-persuasion

Impact of tobacco advertising and promotion on increasing adolescent smoking behaviours. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14583977

L’oreal ad https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/0d/72/c90d7289dedc748eea577faede3f1def.jpg

Also: Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet really did help sell watches & perfume respectively: https://imagelocations.com/portfolio/tag-heuer-leo-d/

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