Performing On Cue Summary

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The article Performing on Cue? The Formation of Public Opinion Toward War written by Christopher Gelpi, relates to the propaganda theory that is presented in our textbook in a couple ways. According to the textbook, Mass Communication Theory, propaganda is a communication technique to change beliefs and expectations of a person. It is a way to change the way people act or think without them being aware. They need to believe that their actions are voluntary and not forced onto them. The book also mentions Harold Lasswell’s propaganda theory, that shares ideas from behaviorism and Freudianism. This theory was founded in 1927, during that time some believed that an average person could not make decision on their own and were influenced by the