"Our product is the best!"

"Everyone else has one, so you should too!"

"Don't vote for him, he's a loser!"

Propaganda is all around you. Propaganda is set of strategies people use to get you to buy something or support a cause. You can find propaganda all over - on billboards, in magazines and newspapers, in commercials, in speeches, in mass mailings and spam e-mails -- any time someone is trying to convince you to do something.

The practice questions and video will introduce you to the many ways people use propaganda to try and influence or manipulate you to think or act a certain way.

Once you've watched the video, complete the worksheet below.