Propaganda of the 'Big Lie' Term Paper

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A smaller lie or exaggeration might be dismissed, or fail to make an impression upon the listener's consciousness, but a big lie both attracts attention and is so shocking it is assumed that it must be valid, at least in part.

The use of the 'big lie' has no utilitarian justification. It fulfills no greater good, as it is based upon unsound evidence. It preys upon the fears and needs of the public. Hitler justified such lies because he rationalized that it would create support for an ideology that would supposedly save Germany from its post-World War I shame.
Advertisers use the 'big lie' to draw attention to their product, and because other, competing products also lie, thus causing a kind of competition between who can tell the most arresting 'big lie.' But this supposed need to draw attention to a product does not excuse advertisers taking advantage of the public. Even if the public should know better, the most discerning minds are likely to doubt their own sound logic, if the truth is assaulted enough on a daily basis, as occurred in Germany......

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