Communication Quote by Randal Marlin

Since the time of Plato and Aristotle philosophers have had an interest in taking note of common fallacies in reasoning.

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Once we recognize the power of propaganda, we need to ask whether its exercise is consistent with those democratic ideals to which lip-service is…

— Randal Marlin

Party politics in modern democratic society means pandering to a wide variety of different groups and sympathizing with their often quite base motives, such…

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If war is glorified, it tends to eclipse the policies it is meant to serve.

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In modern times sound policy-making must often come to grips with numbers.

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When you give false information you tend to restrict the freedom of choice to others.

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The liar wants to be believed, but lying undermines the foundation for credibility.

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The specific media may change, but the principles of human nature have remained fairly constant over the millenia.

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Small town people assume you are a friend if you simply remember their names.

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There are many special interests skilful at manipulating circumstances and communications in such a way as to benefit their own ends and not necessarily…

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In a general way, a major goal of the propagandist is to seek some kind of authoritative backing for the belief he or she…

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We live in a time when complex ethical questions are easily subordinated to the demands of efficiency, profit maximization, and maintenance or furthering of…

— Randal Marlin