What’s gone wrong with the Contemporary Political Communication?

Abstract

The paper aims to investigate the mechanisms of incorrect and misleading reasoning with particular reference to the argumentative fallaciesideas which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false because it is based on incorrect information or reasoning-widely present today in information and communication policies, highlighting the strategies used to influence the behaviour of people and direct the formation of opinions in accordance with guidelines functional to systems of power.

The Abuse of Words: the Case of Euphemism

“…Their most evident consequence lies in the fact that the description of reality offered by the media is often misleading and untruthful. Therefore, many readers have become estranged from mainstream media, because they know that they are being tricked and deceived: they are aware that what they see on television or read in the papers is often an extension of what governments tell them (Prato 2019). To identify and expose these strategies of misleading manipulation is one of the crucial tasks of critical thought today.…”