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  2. Virtue signalling - Wikipedia

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    According to the Cambridge Dictionary, virtue signalling is "an attempt to show other people that you are a good person, for example by expressing opinions that will be acceptable to them, especially on social media... indicating that one has virtue merely by expressing disgust or favour for certain political ideas or cultural happenings". [4]

  3. Propaganda in Augustan Rome - Wikipedia

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    The propaganda did not only exist as a form of media, but Augustus’ family, especially the women, played a pivotal role in helping to maintain the Principate. His family was essential in acting as examples of the ideal Roman citizen, this aspect is clearly enunciated through the responsibility of his wife . [ 2 ]

  4. How Propaganda Works - Wikipedia

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    Tunen stated that the first chapter discusses " this shallow academic state of" the academic study of propaganda. [1]The sixth chapter argues that people of low socioeconomic status often adopt the beliefs of those high in status, even if said beliefs are harmful to those of low socioeconomic status, and that the flawed beliefs are used to prevent those of low socioeconomic statuses from ...

  5. Propaganda techniques - Wikipedia

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    A common example of this type of propaganda is a political figure, usually running for a placement, in a backyard or shop doing daily routine things. This image appeals to the common person. With the plain folks device, the propagandist can win the confidence of persons who resent or distrust foreign sounding, intellectual speech, words, or ...

  6. Ideograph (rhetoric) - Wikipedia

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    Such words are usually terms that do not have a clear definition but are used to give the impression of a clear meaning. An ideograph in rhetoric often exists as a building block or simply one term or short phrase that summarizes the orientation or attitude of an ideology. Such examples notably include <liberty>, <freedom>, <democracy> and ...

  7. Glittering generality - Wikipedia

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    In rhetoric, a glittering generality or glowing generality is an emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly-valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information or reason.

  8. Aretalogy - Wikipedia

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    An aretalogy (Greek: Αρεταλογία), from ἀρετή (aretḗ, “virtue”) + -logy,or aretology [1] [2] (from ancient Greek aretê, "excellence, virtue") in the strictest sense is a narrative about a divine figure's miraculous deeds [3] where a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.

  9. Styles and themes of Jane Austen - Wikipedia

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    Jane Austen's (1775–1817) distinctive literary style relies on a combination of parody, burlesque, irony, free indirect speech and a degree of realism.She uses parody and burlesque for comic effect and to critique the portrayal of women in 18th-century sentimental and Gothic novels.